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Is This the Most Unseen and Exploitative Industry in the United States? And Could It Change? With Alice Driver

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Episode 108. (note: recorded Fall of 2024) This conversation with Alice Driver about her book Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company delves into the often unseen and harsh realities faced by workers in the meat industry. The discussion highlights the dangerous working conditions, the isolation and fear perpetrated by meatpacking plant owners, and the challenges workers face in organizing for better labor rights. It also touches on the broader implications of the true cost of food.

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Life and Death of the American Worker: The immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company by Alice Driver

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Episode 108. (note: recorded Fall of 2024) This conversation with Alice Driver about her book Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company delves into the often unseen and harsh realities faced by workers in the meat industry. The discussion highlights the dangerous working conditions, the isolation and fear perpetrated by meatpacking plant owners, and the challenges workers face in organizing for better labor rights. It also touches on the broader implications of the true cost of food.

Find Alice:

Life and Death of the American Worker: The immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company by Alice Driver

Website

Best of Exploring Labor and Working Conditions:

Episode 92: NAFTA is in All of Our Bodies with Alyshia Gálvez

Episode 90: Sh*t, Shipping, and Blood: Exploring the Ignored and Unseen with Rose George

Episode 82: Dust: Salvage, Water, and Hope with Jay Owens

Episode 81: The Tapestry of American Manufacturing with Rachel Slade

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  continue reading

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