Progressive lawmakers in S.A.: What have they accomplished?
More than halfway through their first terms, their presence so far has not shifted their colleagues to the left. But they can count some wins.
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More than halfway through their first terms, their presence so far has not shifted their colleagues to the left. But they can count some wins.
The American labor leader will be the focus of a forthcoming biography written by her...
In 1938, Emma Tenayuca helped bring Texas businesses to bargaining table Patrick Danner, Staff writer FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Emma Tenayuca led the pecan sheller’' strikeFROM LAS TEJANAS: 300 YEARS OF HShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Emma Tenayuca led the Pecan-Shellers Strike of 1938 against wage cuts.Courtesy UTSA Special Collection / Courtesy UTSA Special CollectionShow MoreShow Less San Antonio has never been known as a strong union town, but it was the site of a major uprising by laborers in 1938. The 37-day pecan shellers strike involved as many as 6,000 workers, largely Hispanic, and is r...