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Mario Azpeitia, First Latino to Head a National Union
Mario Azpeitia (1899–1982), the first Latino to serve as president of a national union, led the Cigar Makers’ International Union (CMIU) from 1949 to 1974. The child of Cuban immigrant parents with a Basque surname, Azpeitia was born in Key … Continue reading
Posted in Activist Profiles, Unions
Tagged CMIU, Communist Party, Florida, John F. Kennedy, Johnson, Roosevelt
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Luisa Moreno and Tampa’s Latina Activists in 1936-1937
New research on Luisa Moreno and Latina activists in Tampa, Florida, in 1936-1937. Continue reading
Luisa Moreno’s 1949 Address to California CIO
Luisa Moreno was the highest profile Latina in the labor movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Facing deportation for her leftist views, she addressed the 1949 California CIO Council. Here speech is reprinted here. Continue reading
Posted in Activist Profiles, California, Northeast, South, Southwest, Unions
Tagged CIO, CMIU, Cold War, ILGWU, UCAPAWA/FTA
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