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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
Among often segregated railroad union, two had a number of Latino members: the AFL-Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and CIO-United Railway Workers of America. Continue reading
The Communist Party’s Spanish Bureau, Founded in 1929
Documents from the Soviet Archives and an examination of the Vida Obrera (Workers Life) reveal a dynamic and innovative American Communist Party organizing Spanish-speaking workers beginning in 1929. Continue reading
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Latinos Featured in New Deal Post Office Murals
During the New Deal, the Treasury Department commissioned murals for local post offices, a number of which provided links to Mexican American workers or early Spanish explorers. Continue reading