SALT OF THE EARTH
synopsis
Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces.
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Anita Torrez, Southwestern labor leader and Communist activist, dies at 94 February 4, 2021 9:22 AM CDT By Joe Bernick
Anita Torrez in 2014 in front of a mural commemorating the Empire Zinc strike. | Scott Marshall / People s World
The American working class suffered a great loss on Jan. 31 with the passing of Anita Torrez. Torrez, who celebrated her 94th birthday last fall, spent almost her entire adult life in the struggles for economic justice and against racist and sexist discrimination.