April 16

An estimated 20,000 global justice activists blockade Washington, D.C. meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund - 2000

Also on this date: The International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union calls a general strike after employers lock out 25,000 New York City garment workers. 500 workers in Texas City, Texas die in a series of huge oil refinery and chemical plant explosions and fires.

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