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April 17

The Supreme Court holds that a maximum-hours law for New York bakery workers is unconstitutional under the due process clause of the 14th amendment - 1905

April 17

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April 16

Employers lock out 25,000 New York City garment workers in a dispute over hiring practices.

April 16

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April 15

A. Philip Randolph, civil rights leader and founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, born in Crescent City, Fla. - 1889

April 15

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April 14

More than 100 Mexican and Filipino farm workers are arrested for union activities, Imperial Valley, Calif. Eight were convicted of ?criminal syndicalism? - 1930

April 14

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April 13

Int?l Hod Carriers & Building Laborers? Union (today?s Laborers? Int?l Union) is founded, as 25 delegates from 23 Local Unions in 17 cities?representing 8,186 Laborers?meet in Washington, D.C. - 1903

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April 12

A group of "puddlers"?craftsmen who manipulated pig iron to create steel?met in a Pittsburgh bar and formed The Iron City Forge of the Sons of Vulcan.

April 12