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 ...

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 ...

A local author hopes her new book, a fictionalized story of the San Antonio pecan shellers strike, reaches school-aged children who might not otherwise know about the historic movement. Why it matters ...