In recent years Latino workers have made massive strides in several different categories. Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States and, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in 1970 Latino workers made up 5% of the United State’s workers and in 2007 they made up 14%.1 However this significant increase in Latino workers can in part be credited to the assistance provided by the labor unions. A labor union is an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. Labor unions have helped Latino workers in several ways not just increasing the amount of Latinos getting jobs but also getting better pay and benefits. Another study by
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An example of this would be the “Make Sewing Your Career” flyer from the 1970s. As you can see from the flyer that it is promoting a class that shows people skills like power machine operating, elementary and advanced, and draping, grading, patterns making and special machine instruction (Doc. 3). These lessons would be beneficial to Latino workers because after taking the class they would develop specialized skills that they could use in the workforce and would help them find a job because they have these …show more content…
Labor unions believed that if their members were satisfied with their homes and not worried about the safety of their children then they could work much more effectively. An example of labor unions making strides in this category was the “If You Live in the Southeast Bronx,” flyer from the 1960s, which advertised better housing, better police protection, and cleaner, safer, better neighborhoods and schools (Doc. 6). Not only did labor unions hope to help Latino members but they also wanted to increase their membership and a great way to do this was advertising the things listed above. Yet another example of this was the “Look at This Dump on Jackson Avenue,” flyer from 1969, which advertised removing the “dump on Jackson Avenue” and replacing it with a playground (Doc. 7). These actions benefited Latino workers by proving them a safe place to live so that they no longer had to live in fear of their children going outside which allowed them to focus on other thing
An example of this would be the “Make Sewing Your Career” flyer from the 1970s. As you can see from the flyer that it is promoting a class that shows people skills like power machine operating, elementary and advanced, and draping, grading, patterns making and special machine instruction (Doc. 3). These lessons would be beneficial to Latino workers because after taking the class they would develop specialized skills that they could use in the workforce and would help them find a job because they have these …show more content…
Labor unions believed that if their members were satisfied with their homes and not worried about the safety of their children then they could work much more effectively. An example of labor unions making strides in this category was the “If You Live in the Southeast Bronx,” flyer from the 1960s, which advertised better housing, better police protection, and cleaner, safer, better neighborhoods and schools (Doc. 6). Not only did labor unions hope to help Latino members but they also wanted to increase their membership and a great way to do this was advertising the things listed above. Yet another example of this was the “Look at This Dump on Jackson Avenue,” flyer from 1969, which advertised removing the “dump on Jackson Avenue” and replacing it with a playground (Doc. 7). These actions benefited Latino workers by proving them a safe place to live so that they no longer had to live in fear of their children going outside which allowed them to focus on other thing