Bibliograph

Hog wild, the battle for workers' rights at the world's largest slaughterhouse, Lynn Waltz

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Hog wild, the battle for workers' rights at the world's largest slaughterhouse, Lynn Waltz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hog wild

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1007035640

Responsibility statement

Lynn Waltz

Sub title

the battle for workers' rights at the world's largest slaughterhouse

Summary

Following in a long tradition of books that expose the horrors of the meatpacking industry<U+2014>from Upton Sinclair<U+2019>s The Jungle to Eric Schlosser<U+2019>s Fast Food Nation<U+2014>Hog Wild uncovers rampant corporate environmental hooliganism, labor exploitation, and union-busting by one of the nation<U+2019>s largest meat producers. Waltz<U+2019>s eye-opening examination sheds new light on the challenges workers face not just in meatpacking, but everywhere workers have lost their power to collectively bargain with powerful corporations

Table Of Contents

The story of Joe Luter and Smithfield Foods -- Cheap labor built on a legacy of slavery -- Lots of pigs, lots of poop, lots of politics, lots of pollution -- The plant opens; the work is beastly -- The first union vote, the NLRB investigates -- Environment and immigrations; North Carolina is forever altered -- The company woman; climbing the ladder has its costs -- The second union vote, more firings -- The trial; a surprise witness -- The judge rules -- On the road with union organizers -- The corporate campaign; basic human rights -- Pressure mounts on Harris Teeter and Paula Deen -- Latino workers walk off the job; ICE raids cause flight -- Stockholders salvo; secret talks; stalemate -- RICO shocks; both sides flinch

Target audience

adult

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