MARIA ELENA DURAZO, THE REVERED PRESIDENT of UNITE HERE! Local 11, is one of the city’s best-known labor leaders, but there are plenty of other women activists in town. They may not enjoy Durazo’s name recognition, but they are taking charge at county union halls and their prominence in both the labor movement and public policy debates is growing.

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