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Elizabeth Oglesby, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Arizona

Amazon, Starbucks worker wins recall earlier period of union success – when Central American migrants also expanded US labor movement

Members of a union representing workers who clean New York City offices march in 2019. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

Tech workers, warehouse employees and baristas have notched many victories in recent months at major U.S. companies long deemed long shots for unions, including Apple, Amazon and Starbucks.

To me, these recent union wins recall another pivotal period in the U.S. labor movement several decades ago. But that one was led by migrants from Central America.

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