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

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

Update: 2025-04-15
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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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Is This the Most Unseen and Exploitative Industry in the United States? And Could It Change? With Alice Driver

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

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