The struggle of labor and workers’ rights is directly intertwined with the struggle of undocumented laborers - Kathy Andrade knew this and made an everlasting impact on the lives of all laborers in NYC. Grab your lunch and join CENTRO archivists Herbert Duran & Grace McKenna virtually for a Library & Archives Lunch Hour as they explore the Kathy Andrade papers housed at CENTRO! Kathy Andrade was a Salvadoran-American unionist, member of the Hispanic Labor Committee and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, who fought for both immigrant and women's right to work and be educated, building up to her role as the Director for the Department of Education for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) New York chapter, Local 23-25. With them, she worked and fought alongside Puerto Rican women for immigrant workers rights, becoming a leading advocate for all undocumented workers in New York.
Image Credit: Kathy Andrade Papers, Amnesty for Undocumented Workers Protest in Washington D.C.
