When her father’s death forces Petra to leave school and shell pecans in a factory with her stepmother, Amá, the 13-year-old mourns her lost dreams of graduating and becoming a writer. In 1930s San ...

Thousands of workers at the Southern Pecan Shelling Company walked out of their jobs 87 years ago in what has become known as the Pecan Shellers Strike, the largest strike in San Antonio history. The ...

Brothers Bill and David Summers of Golden Kernel Pecan Co. in Cameron were recognized this year for their contributions to the National Pecan Shellers Association and the pecan industry. Their story ...

Last week I had the opportunity to visit with art and history students at Burbank High School, my alma mater, to discuss San Antonio labor leader Emma Tenayuca and the pecan shellers’ strike. When ...

When owners of a San Antonio, Texas, pecan-shelling plant reduced low wages even more, 21-year-old Emma Tenayuca led the Mexican and Mexican American workers in walking out. Learn more women’s history ...

CAMERON, S.C. — The Golden Kernel Pecan Company in Cameron, South Carolina, was founded in 1924. For 100 years, the family-owned business has become a household name in Calhoun County for shelling ...

When owners of a San Antonio, Texas, pecan-shelling plant reduced low wages even more, 21-year-old Emma Tenayuca led the Mexican and Mexican American workers in walking out. Learn more women’s history ...

In today’s modern world, it is often difficult to believe the strides our society and economy have made in regard to worker’s rights, and although many of those hard-earned rights are under attack ...