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.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie 'Salt of the Earth' is a significant social-realist drama focused entirely on labor rights, gender roles, and union organizing within a mining community. There are no indications in the plot summary or genre categorization that Christmas plays any role in the setting, plot, themes, or resolution."
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