New England Journal of Public Policy

Article Title

Latinos and Labor: Challenges and Opportunities

Authors

Andrés Torres, University of Massachusetts Boston

Abstract

The growing presence of Latino workers in the Massachusetts labor force presents opportunities as well as challenges for the labor movement. An overview of occupational, industrial, and unionization patterns helps to describe the potential for Hispanic contribution to renewed union strength in the region. But revitalizing the house of labor in the twenty-first century requires an innovative interplay of workplace and community strategies. As labor comes to terms with its multiracial/multicultural constituency, the relationship between class and race/ethnicity is being revisited, as is the very definition of "labor movement."

Recommended Citation

Torres, Andrés (1995) "Latinos and Labor: Challenges and Opportunities," New England Journal of Public Policy: Vol. 11: Iss. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol11/iss1/10