Unemployed riot in Union Square, NYC - 1914
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, where he has been supporting a public employee strike. In the wake of this tragedy, riots break out in many cities, including Washington, DC - 1968
April 05
Columnist Victor Riesel, a crusader against labor racketeers, was blinded in New York City when a hired assailant threw sulfuric acid in his face - 1956
14,000 teachers strike Hawaii schools, colleges - 2001
April 07
NLRB attorney tells ILWU members to �lie down like good dogs,� Juneau, Alaska - 1947
15,000 union janitors strike, Los Angeles - 2000
April 08
Slave revolt in NYC, 21 executed - 1712
President Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize the nation�s steel mills to avert a strike. The act was ruled to be illegal by the Supreme Court on June 2 - 1952
April 09
Paul Robeson born - 1898