From laborers to leaders: the tale of three Hispanic workers who reaped the rewards of hard work and a willingness to accept responsibility

摘要

Jesus "Chuy" Medrano is in his truck, heading toward one of his crews still toiling away at a job site as dusk approaches. The setting Colorado sun is a deep red, red as the blood some of his workers shed from minor cuts they're too busy to pay attention to. With the sun as a backdrop, some of the guys look like teapots, their arms pointed out at the elbow as their hands rest on their hips. "Jarritos," Chuy says with a broad grin as white as his cowboy hat is black. That's the Spanish term for "little teapots," which is what he says those workers with their hands on their hips look like.