What the records say
- When
- 1972
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 31.76° N, 106.49° W
- Description
- 1970s labor strike in El Paso, Texas against the Farah Manufacturing Company
Placed at the town its description names, El Paso.
Farah strike
1970s labor strike in El Paso, Texas
The Farah strike (1972–1974) was a labor strike by the employees of Farah Manufacturing Company, a clothing company in El Paso, Texas and New Mexico. The strike started at the Farah plant in San Antonio in 1972 when the Mexican women, called Chicanas, led by Sylvia M. Trevino, at the company demanded a labor union formation to fight for better working conditions.
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