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Biography/History: Regla Soto has worked for over thirty years as a hotel room attendant. Originally from Cuba, she immigrated to the United States in 1980. She first began working in a hotel in Minneapolis before moving to Los Angeles in 1982, where she found work at the Westin Hotel near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). She became a leader in the campaign to unionize her hotel and is now a chief shop steward. She is married, has raised three children, and lives in Lennox, California. Scope/Content: Interview Contents: Childhood in Cuba — Crossing the Straits of Florida as part of the 1980 Mariel boatlift — Early work experiences in Minneapolis and Los Angeles — Becoming a leader in the campaign to unionize the LAX Westin Hotel — Mentorship by Tom Walsh — Seven-day hunger strike for the living wage campaign — Impact that unionization has had on her and her coworkers — Winning grievances with her coworkers — Impact that her commitment to the labor movement has had on her family life.
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moving image
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Oral histories
Extent
0:37:35
Language
Spanish spa
Subject
Labor unions--California--Los Angeles Labor union locals--California--Los Angeles Regla Soto UNITE HERE (Organization)
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