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Biography/History: Martin Lopez is originally from Guanajuato, México, and first began working in the hotel industry while living there. After moving to the United States in the late 1980s, he was hired as a busser at the Inn at the Park Hotel in Orange County. He became a member of Local 681, where he has helped encourage Latinx participation and a more activist approach within the union. He is now on the staff and executive board of UNITE HERE Local 11.
Scope/Content: Interview Contents: Childhood and experience in the hotel industry in México — Work at the Inn at the Park Hotel — Leadership in HERE Local 681 and Local 11 — Local 681’s transition to more activist, immigrant-workforce-oriented strategies in the early 2000s under Ada Briceño’s leadership — Local 11’s political engagement in Orange County — Redistricting campaign after the 2010 census.
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moving image
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Oral histories
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0:44:32
Language
English eng
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Labor unions--California--Los Angeles Labor union locals--California--Los Angeles Martin Lopez UNITE HERE Local 11
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