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Show ~ . INTERVIB~: Palacio Page· 17 JP: Yes, there were. \"11.1: Did any of them hold official union positions, secretary or treasurer, or vice president. at this time? JP: Oh, yeah. 1: Do you recall who they were? The names of a feH officers from the various unions? JP: I can't recall any at the time . VM: I see. Now your position, you're a foreman in the mine~ nmv? JP: Yes . VM: Which mine are you working in now, if I may ask? JP: Kaiser Steel . VM: Hmv many Mexicans do you have ·working in the mines now, in Kaiser Steel, the overall . .. ? JP: As of 1970, the percentage was 40% Chicano . There has been quite a few people hired since then, and it hasn't ever been looked into since then, that I know of, to my knowledge. VM: Do you find the younger .Chicano looking towards the mine as an occupation these days, here in this area, or are they looking for other things as a general trend? JP: Well, the majority of them are still looking towards mining~ Of course, for a lot of them it is temporary, |
