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 ...

If Texas had our own Lone Star State version of Labor Day, then your three-day weekend would probably fall this week - the anniversary of the great Pecan-Shellers' Strike. Eighty years ago this ...

Crowds gathered Sunday at Cassiano Park on the city’s West Side to jubilantly celebrate the 84th anniversary of the 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike and American labor leader Emma Tenayuca, the San Antonio ...

Eighty-four years ago this week, this Mexican American labor organizer led one of the largest strikes in Texas history—and was arrested and blacklisted for her trouble. About 500 people came together ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pins and Needles is a column about making useful Texas-themed crafts at home. That’s how I approach many things in my life. The week’s project, for example, involved clay sculpting, something that ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Oct. 26, 2017. WASHINGTON — West Texas pecan grower Kevin Ivey arrived on Capitol Hill this spring with the hopes of finding a lawmaker — any ...