Unified Election Notes
Emma Tenayunca
Chicanas continued to agitate for civil rights and social justice, calling attention to issues such as labor rights, educational equity, and representation in politics.
Which brings to Emma Tenayunca, one of the eleven children born in San Antonio to working class parents who Emma was raised by her grandparents, who were Catholics that taught her, beyond Praying everyday and weekly confessions, Catholicism also champing the cause of the Poor
Tenayunca was informed by his grandpa of the Anglo evils they committed also told the story of gregorio cortez, emphasized the morality of his actions and event of his right against the power of oppression in a society that often marginalized Mexicans and their contributions. This early education instilled a sense of justice in her that would guide her throughout her activism.
Her grandfather took her to the San Antonio Park also called plaza de zacate
Where she was exposed to political radicalism, intellectuals, varying political persuasion who used that park to present their ideas to the public that gathered there.
She learnt from books that Tejanos had tried to reform the treatment in labor. working. Appealed to Tenyuncas interest in the abuse of Tejanos in America.
Hendrick Itson whos work depicted a female struggled to obtain social on psychological liberation of a male dominated society , resonated with her understanding of the broader implications of gender inequality and the intersection of race and class. This exposure to diverse perspectives fueled her resolve to advocate for equitable treatment across all marginalized communities.
Moral lessons that rejected the perception of Anglo superiority and Tejano inferiority
As a labor organizer, she aimed to unite Tejanos and other marginalized groups, fostering solidarity among workers to challenge systemic injustices and promote a collective bargaining power that addressed their unique struggles. By having hunger protests and end racial discrimination and harassment of ICE.
Financial and Labor Conditions
40% of all Pecans came from San Antonio
Southern Pecan co employed 12,000 workers in over 400 work sheds throughout San Antonio’s impoverished west side neighborhood
A showing company Shell fifty-nine thousand for Cherry Valley and a million dollars for a new machine.
In 1926, favoring less expensive hand work the company eliminating machine based shelling throughout the San Antonio’s west side neighborhood.
Over four hundred for shift for twelve thousand workers showed up during the harvest pecan season (November to March).
Workers are paid approximately five to six cents per pound.
16 cents per week
A fifty-one-hour work week yields approximately one to four dollars, around .
The lowest wage during the Depression was around fifteen to sixteen cents per week.
Pay was often given in food, not current currency.
Labor Strikes and Actions
On July 31st, 1938 38,000 workers out of 170 individuals of pecan sheds walked off the job.
Workers were encouraged by Emma Tenayunca to strike for better pay and working conditions. Tenayunca was elected to lead the strike.
Opposers like the authorities and organizers from the United Canrary Agricultural Packing and Allied workers of America Emma Tenyunca was arrested as a consequence for trying to push the communist agenda
Women formed most of the strike because the strike offered an opportunity for them to participate in the labor movement, challenging traditional gender roles while advocating for their rights and better employment conditions.
A message was received by registered nurses positions.
Talked about socialism and sports.
Helped unity.
Avoid raising taxes.
Community and Social Issues
Testimony about distress, the church, and middle-class Mexican Americans.
Middle-class involvement was reported at large colleges
San Antonio Express, the city's largest newspaper, attacked anyone who supported this strike by writing damning editorials, supported the drive towards the Jr Police Chief Owen Killday used officers to transport and protect strike breakers.
Women, and children were dragged, clubbed, and kicked by hostile police officers.
Police officers opened carried with 3 foot axe handles openly roamed the street of San Antonio looking for bad Mexicans.
Tear gassed Strikers and arrested those associated with the strike
And crammed mothers and children’s inside detention centers
Those who complained about the overcrowded cells were used to punished with fire hoses.
Mexican Americans to represented with a self serving conservative leader.
United Latin American Citizens sought working commissions and oppressive wages.
The catholic church and the Mexican Chamber of Commerce were condemned the communist leadership strike
A threat was perceived against the patriarchal construction of the church.
The Catholic Church nor gulag did not support the strike unless they renounced their communism.
a group of Mexican Catholic men wrote an editorial strongly warning readers about a Tenayuca soliciting for hatred. They accused Tenayunca as a russian communist spy.
The end
The strike ended on May 31st, 1938 with workers receiving a 12 cent per pound raise. This agreement didn’t last
On October 24, 1938, the fair labor relations act went into effect and mandated that workers receive a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour
The southern pecan shelling co and other operators shut down their production and turn back to mechanized shelling saving labor costs, which by 1941 left over 11,000 workers out of work.
Despite the abuse that rendered against the strikers, once tenyunca got out of prison she was holding public meetings.
Police were involved, resulting in five thousand attendees.
Wage increases were sought.
However, the resolution didn't last due to the Fair Labor Relations Act.
Workers were to receive a minimum wage of 25 cents, costing companies another sentence on their select operation.
Production was extended, requiring negotiation of a new contract.
Company operations turned back from the Convention Center.
Certain games were changed to instill a sense of confidence.
Southwest offers were made to the Mexican American population, shaped by conquest.
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The task is to build democracy from the masses with unified support of social and economic measures of new deal.
Historical Events and Incidents
Clear instances of strikes, such as the Memorial Day Massacre on May 30, 1937, in South Chicago, where Mexicans American steel workers and supporters were attacked by local police.
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Jose Diaz.
LA in 1940s was very ethnically diverse but very segregated and was not allowed to swim in public pools and adopted the sleepy lagoon reservoir to swim and hang out and it was common for Chicanos to have local parties.
On August 1, 1942, events occurred at Williams Ranch in Los Angeles, near the water reservoir which local Chicanos called it Sleepy Lagoon.
City Hall was contacted, and the location was named after James.
Los Angeles in the 1940s was ethnically diverse.
Mexicans were often denied access to social places like swimming pools due to racial and economic restrictions.
Neighborhood parties were organized.
Jose Diaz joined friends and family at a neighborhood party. Last weekend before being sent off to boot camp
Around 11 p.m., a group of twenty-five uninvited anglos arrived from Neighboring town of Downey.
Mrs. Leslie provided more beer.
Young drunk anglo men sought revenge against the partygoers.
Young men and women from 38th Street pulled up to see what was happening.
Soon after, eight cars came driving toward a new direction.
Thinking yesterday was already Chicago.
A group of sixteen Downey boys arrived to create an attack using beer bottles.
The young women were attacked in the car.
They regrouped in the neighborhood.
News of the Downey market attack spread, involving a group of six cars and force, 22 men, 13 women, 6 including African Americans.
The group headed back to sleepy lagoon area.
By 1am most of the partygoers have left but Jose Diaz still remained, The house was attacked, with seven men demanding to know where the boys were.
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The 38th Street Group contacted part of years.
Later found in hospital, the 38th Street Chris hanging out, or lovers line down boys drive speed on 38th Street crew.
The tires were for the most part to complete sign successful, three in the morning at the Los Angeles General Hospital.
He was diagnosed with Cerebral compassion bleeding from inside of us that start the bottom of for thirty in the morning sick to he died on the table.