Hog wild
Subtitle: the battle for workers' rights at the world's largest slaughterhouse
By: Lynn Waltz
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781609385859
Subjects: Slaughtering and slaughter-houses; Labor unions; Inc Smithfield Foods; Employees; Meat industry and trade; Corrupt practices; Employee rights; History
Other titles: Battle for workers' rights at the world's largest slaughterhouse
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (244-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: The story of Joe Luter and Smithfield Foods; title: Cheap labor built on a legacy of slavery; title: Lots of pigs, lots of poop, lots of politics, lots of pollution; title: The plant opens, the work is beastly; title: The first union vote : the NLRB investigates; title: Environment and immigration : North Carolina is forever altered; title: The company woman : climbing the ladder has its costs; title: The second union vote : more firings; title: The trial : a surprise witness; title: The judge rules; title: On the road with union organizers; title: The corportate campaign : basic human rights; title: Pressure mounts on Harris Teeter and Paula Deen; title: Latino workers walk off the job : ICE raids cause flight; title: Stockholder salvo : secret talks, stalemate; title: RICO shocks : both sides flinch.