Pecan shellers carved a path for workers rights in San Antonio

The first mass labor protest by Mexican Americans took place in San Antonio in 1938 and met with harsh resistance from the city’s political establishment. A workforce of mostly Mexican American women picketed for five weeks to seek a living wage and basic workplace protections.

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