Oral History Interview with Steve Flores and Jesse Fuentes, June 28, 2016
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Steven "Steve" Flores was born in 1954 in Houston, TX. Growing up in a segregated environment, he witnessed red lining and HISD's false pairing plan to integrate the schools. Due to an NAACP lawsuit that forced the phone company to hire minorities, Flores was hired at Southwestern Bell and would eventually become a shop steward. He discusses his involvement in the Latino Labor Leadership Council, how unions have provided a space for cross-racial collaboration, and what collective bargaining mea…
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Date:
June 28, 2016
Duration:
1 hour 11 minutes 34 seconds
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha; Flores, Steve & Fuentes, Jesse
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Partner:
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library