El Congreso is a civil rights association that was formed in southern California. It is the first national congress of the Mexican and Spanish American people of the United States. This organization was formed to advocate for civil rights in the working environment. It ensured that there was no mistreatment in the job places. It emphasized anti-racism and anti-communist in its operation.
It worked for hand in hand with the National Negro Congress to ensure equity in the workforce. Luisa Moreno and Philip Usquiano helped to advocate for the rights of the minority in southern California. Cesaria Valdez, Frank Nieto, and Ishmael Rincon were union organizers who were involved in the issuing of chapters in some agricultural farms.
This organization was formed to advocate for the right of the minority, especially in the workforce. EL Congreso put a lot of effort to eliminate hostility acts such as lynching and brutal murder of the Mexicans by the Ku Klux Klan. Moreno and Fierro de Bright had a mission to ensure ability as what needed to matter in terms of workforce.
One mission was to ensure that members had control of the mayor by involving themselves in voter registration. The next thing was to ensure a positive way of thinking by controlling the judges who shape the law. All these efforts were meant to ensure that everybody in the society was a beneficiary of the law in an attempt to reduce dictatorship of laborers, which had increased following a corresponding increase in Mexican immigrants in America.
This organization wanted to attract as many activists as possible to ensure a high number of supporters in its movement by attracting writers who helped to reach a great number of readers.
Federation of Spanish American Voters
Federation of Spanish American Voters is a political committee that was formed in 1942 by Latin speakers in California. It was headed by Eduardo Quevedo who spear-headed its formation. This committee ensured the Spanish American people were treated equally as the American people. It formed a platform for recognition of the Spanish communities in America.
It also paved the way for the formation of Spanish American union. Culbert Olson and Eduardo Quevedo formed the platform for the establishment of this committee. They crumbled down the racism factor that was the then day-to-day activity in America. Entenza who was appointed by Culbert to a state board led the movement in the formation of this committee.
The committee established itself to ensure that its members remained loyal in the voting of Culbert Olson to be the governor in the 1938 election. Culbert Olson who was the chief executive would form policies that were to uplift the economic level of the Spanish Americans after being elected. He was also to assist in the labor organization formation, which would ensure equal treatment in the workforce.
This strategy would help in recognition of the Spanish people in the American government such that they were also involved in making amendments. In the end, the Spanish speakers will have equal chances as the American people since they both had leaders in the government representing them. Culbert was to fight against racism in the country by taking legal actions to those found guilty of the offense.
New Mexico-Arizona Club
New Mexico-Arizona Club was an environmental club that helped in the conservation of uranium mines besides preventing the occurrence of mining activities in New Mexico. It formed a group of clubs that usually demonstrated both health and environmental concerns. Robert The is actively involved in organizing all the concerned groups.
He has greatly pioneered the formation of this club through bringing together people from different tribes to work against uranium mining in this region. The uranium mining activities in New Mexico and Arizona caused the world’s most tragic catastrophe in 1979 when the dam of the United Nuclear Corporation broke loose causing a nuclear spill.
This club worked hard to ensure that the nuclear mining activities did not revive due to the health risks it imposed on people who lived in the regions. This club tries to identify any other activity that can take place in this region of the mine other than the mining of uranium, which has formed a health hazard. It has also ensured bringing together organizations and different groups from the states and around the globe to advocate for the prevention of uranium mining.
This group works hand in hand with the communities in this region to ensure that their resources are free of uranium contamination. The overall goal is to ensure a safe and very healthy future for the residents near the mining activities. This club has led to the creation of awareness to the member communities.
The International Union of Millers, Mill and Smelter Workers
The International Union of Millers, Mill, and Smelter Workers was the name given to Western Federation of Miners in 1916 by Idaho miners of Canada after reuniting with the American Federation of Labor (AFL). This federation was formed through the merging of various miners unions. Western Federation of miners first joined the American Federation of Labor in 1896 but later declined from the union due to conflict of policies.
This union spearheaded the formation of the Congress of International Organization. Charles Moyer who was the president of this union and William D Haywood are some of the founders of this union. They fought to ensure the elimination of communist people from the union. George Anderson who was an organizer also pioneered the formation of this trade union.
This federation was operated and founded under Mond Nickel Company in 1913. This union was formed to protect the rights of uranium and steel miners in America. It also advocated for the anti-communist notion that was taking place among the miners. There was a lot of community imbalance in the miner’s labor force and hence a concern of this union.
The African American and Mexican Americans were the two communities that were discriminated in the mining industry in this period by the American workers. The union faced a lot of violence that saw some of its American members resign from the union following their refusal to work with African Americans and Mexican Americans.
This union collectively presented the needs of the member worker to the superior powers for consideration. One of its advocacies is payment increment. It also acted as a safety union whereby it ensured that the areas in which the workers operated did not pose any health danger and that their health interests came first.
United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers
The United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America was a trade union under the American Federation of Labor. Initially, the union governed fruit and vegetable workers in America. The president of the union, Professor Donald Henderson, transformed the union to attain membership in the congress of industrial organizations in 1937 from the American Federation of Labor.
This strategy ensured equal chances to both the immigrants and the Americans. Virgil Duvungan who was the first president of this union owes all the credit for the success of this union for his being charismatic. Antonio Rodrigo, Roduta Leo, and Ponce Torres were some of the pioneers of this movement that saw the formation of the trade union.
They fought for the rights of its fellow workers to be treated rightly and with fairness. The cannery industry faced a lot of mistreatment in terms of racism by the Americans. The anti-Filipino riot, which took place in between 1927-1928, formed the basis for the fight to come up with this trade union.
One reason for the union formation was to eliminate the dual system of labor whereby the minorities of the workers were assigned the hard task jobs such as cutting and doing the canning. The higher-ranked people issued labor. They were mostly Americans. The union helped in spreading information regarding the principles of the union through education to its members and the public.
This union also advocates for the interests of its laborers by presenting them to the higher bodies. The formation of this union was also directed to organize labor in terms of either level of education without racism or special interests of those in higher authority. More so, this labor union united workers to operate as a team in this industry.