Eleanor Chavez Oral History Interview
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Description
Eleanor Chávez heralds from a political family serving New Mexicans from as far back as her great grandfather who served in the NM Territorial Legislature. Chávez grew up in a Union family with her dad being a Union carpenter; her mom worked at Albertsons grocery as a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). Chávez’s work life has centered on social justice job positions working for a better life for New Mexicans. This includes staffing in Unions (AFSCME, NM District 1199, AFT). She also worked at the State of NM Department of Human Services (Child Protective Services) and was a member of AFSCME Local 2839. Her work life extends into public advocacy for important legislation focused on children, women, incarceration, mental health, affordable and accessible health care, rights on the job, abolition of the death penalty, voter protection and more. Chávez served as a NM Legislator and represented her home District #13 Albuquerque from 2008-2012.
Publication Date
3-9-2018
Keywords
AFSCME Local 2839 (State of NM), Unions, collective bargaining, seasonal workers, sick out, International Women’s Day, UNM, contract negotiations, NLRB, PEBA, Union Stewards, patient care, working conditions, Health Security Act, Albuquerque Legislative District 13, Janus vs. AFSCME, Chicano Movement, Salt of the Earth, Holy Cross Hospital Taos, Maintenance Workers Carpenters’ Union
Disciplines
Labor History
Publisher
Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication, University Libraries, University of New Mexico
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Pinkey, Diane and Eleanor Chavez. "Eleanor Chavez Oral History Interview." (2018). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wphnm/37
Comments
1920x1088; MP4; No institutional restrictions are placed on the use of this collection. Use of material is allowed for educational and research purposes. The University Libraries do not hold copyright.