At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

• DirectorHerbert J. Biberman
• Release14 March 1954
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration1h 34m
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  6.9
  89 reviews
• Productions

  Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Independent Production Company (IPC)