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Petra Mata (born 1946) was the co-founder of a group called Fuerza Unida - an activist group in San Antonio, Texas.

Life and Activism
In the 1990s, Petra Mata,Viola Casares and 1,250 Mexican and Mexican-American women workers at Levi Strauss & Company were laid off overnight. Together, Viola Casares and Petra Marta, started Fuerza Unida and co-directed the grassroots co-operative. The group coordinated protests against Levi Strauss & Company for the lack of corporate responsibility to workers. Currently, Fuerza Unida remains active in the fight for social justice, immigrant rights, and workers’ rights. Currently, Fuerza Unida is working with other organizations to pass a sweatshop free ordinance in San Antonio. It is working with the Southwest Network on a summer youth program, training young activists and organizers throughout the Southwest.