On this day in Labor History the year was 1941. 
New Yorkers woke up to find a foot of snow blanketing their city.  Nearly a million New Yorkers also discovered their usual routine was going to be disrupted. 
At 5 a.m. the Transport Workers Union had walked off the job, calling a strike against the Fifth Avenue Coach and New York City Omnibus companies.

On this day in Labor History the year was 1941. New Yorkers woke up to find a foot of snow blanketing their city. Nearly a million New Yorkers also discovered their usual routine was going to be disrupted. At 5 a.m. the Transport Workers Union had walked off the job, calling a strike against the Fifth Avenue Coach and New York City Omnibus companies.

On this day in Labor History the year was 1941.&nbsp;
New Yorkers woke up to find a foot of snow blanketing their city.&nbsp; Nearly a million New Yorkers also discovered their usual routine was going to be disrupted.&nbsp;
At 5 a.m. the Transport Workers Union had walked off the job, calling a strike against the Fifth Avenue Coach and New York City Omnibus companies.&nbsp;&nbsp;

March 10 - NYC TWU Strikes Omnibus

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