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Usha Bebbisse oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-bebbisse
Abstract Interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Usha Bebbisse conducted by Riddhi Mehta. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. A waitress at the Fisherman's Wharf Holiday Inn, Bebbisse was one of two members of the union delegation sent to...
Dates: 2009 January 9

Ernest Bohner oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-bohner
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Interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Ernest Bohner. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign.

Dates: 2008 December 29

Alfredo Carleto oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-carleto
Abstract Sound recording of interview conducted with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Alfredo Carleto conducted by Jessica Inouye. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. Originally from El Salvador, Carleto served as a busser at the Crowne Plaza Union...
Dates: 2009 January 5

Mike Casey oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-casey
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 president Mike Casey conducted by Bill Shields. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. In his interview, Casey describes the movement towards national coordination within the service...
Dates: 2009 March 2

Tina Chen oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-chen
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 union field representative Tina Chen. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. In her interview, Chen details the demands of the workers for healthcare and wage increases, and describes...
Dates: 2009 January 29

Antonia Cortez oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-cortez
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Antonio Cortez conducted by Corey Datz-Greenberg. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. Originally from Mexico, Cortez worked as a housekeeper at the Hyatt since 1975. In her...
Dates: 2009 January 8

Patricia Curia San Jose Comparable Worth Strike collection

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Identifier: larc-ms-0117
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Consists of news clippings, correspondence, articles, ephemera and other materials related to the 1981 San Jose city workers strike in support of equal pay for comparable worth.

Dates: 1972-2005

Tho Do oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-do
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 Secretary-Treasurer Tho Do. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. In her interview, Do, originally from Vietnam, discusses her duties as Secretary-Treasurer, the move towards...
Dates: 2009 March 1

Rafael Espinoza oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-espinoza
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Sound recording of interview with former UNITE HERE Local 2 vice-president Rafael Espinoza, conducted by Gerson Rosales.

Dates: 2010 November 8

Feliz Fuentes oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-fuentes
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Feliz Fuentes conducted by Sarah Wilson. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. Originally from Guatemala, Fuentes worked as a hiring hall coordinator for UNITE HERE Local 2....
Dates: 2009 March 5

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UNITE HERE. Local 2 (San Francisco, Calif.) 24
Datz-Greenberg, Corey 4
Owen, Bob 4
Shields, Bill 4
Mehta, Riddhi 3