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Strikes and lockouts -- Textile workers -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Kathy Andrade Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 76
Abstract Andrade has been an active participant in Hispanic labor organizations and held various positions in the Hispanic Labor Committee and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement. A life-long activist and leader in the labor movement, Andrade first worked as an organizer in Miami and New York after arriving from El Salvador. She was the director of the Department of Education for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), where she was responsible for worker education...
Dates: 1959-1997
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora


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