Source: The American Prospect
by Sarah Lazare
“If it were up to Mauser Packaging Solutions management, there would be nothing in its contract with the union to stop federal immigration authorities from walking into the company’s Chicago plant whenever they want, maintenance mechanic Arturo Landa tells me as we sit under a navy blue tent with ‘Teamsters Local 705’ printed on the canopy. That’s alarming to the roughly 140 people who work there, about 90 percent of whom are Latino, many of them most comfortable speaking Spanish. The workers are acutely aware that in the present political climate, ‘even with proper documents, just based on the color of their skin, they could still get targeted,’ says Landa, who is 45 years old and has worked for Mauser for 12 years.” (08/25/25)