Sidewalk Showdown: Union Pickets vs. City in Shirlee Frocks Face-Off

In the sweltering Texas heat of July 1937, the city of San Antonio found itself caught in the midst of a bitter labor dispute. The Shirlee Frocks plant, a bastion of female labor, had been the site of contentious picketing for weeks. But on Wednesday, July 28, the situation came to a head as two union members, Anita D. Fierro and Agustina Galavis, stood trial in Corporation Court for blocking city sidewalks.