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How Unions Help Women Workers
… most women working the pit have fine lines and wrinkles, maybe even gray hair around their temples. Or, come on a weekday to witness the 9 a.m. arrival of unionized housekeepers, predominantly older Hispanic women, the earliest pioneers of the union and a matriarchy in their own right. And matriarchy is the right word: While there are a good number of men in Vegas’s union jobs, women—and in particular older, immigrant women—make …