A 93-year-old Murray Hill poet and pecan sheller typifies old Murray Hill and simpler times. "He can fill a bucket in an hour," said 81-year-old Evelyn Lanier, nodding toward her husband, Richard "Ivy ...

Last week I had the opportunity to visit with art and history students at Burbank High School, my alma mater, to discuss San Antonio labor leader Emma Tenayuca and the pecan shellers’ strike. When ...

In today’s modern world, it is often difficult to believe the strides our society and economy have made in regard to worker’s rights, and although many of those hard-earned rights are under attack ...

San Antonio has never been known as a strong union town, but it was the site of a major uprising by laborers in 1938. The 37-day pecan shellers strike involved as many as 6,000 workers, largely ...

Palawan, the country’s largest cashew grower, stands to benefit considerably from the development of an automatic cashew nut sheller. In times past, Palawan cashew producers were deprived of the added ...

Brothers Bill and David Summers of Golden Kernel Pecan Co. in Cameron were recognized this year for their contributions to the National Pecan Shellers Association and the pecan industry. Their story ...

A short account of the life of Emma Tenayuca and the Texas pecan shellers' strike of largely Hispanic workers in which she played a leading role. Submitted by Steven. on February 2, 2016 In Depression ...