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Down on the killing floorDown on the killing floor

Down on the killing floor1997

Rick Halpern

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This detailed study of the relationship between race relations and unionization in Chicago's meatpacking industry draws on traditional primary and secondary materials and on an extensive set of interviews conducted in the mid-1980s that explore subjective dimensions of the workers' experience.

Details

First published
1997
Pages
334
ISBN-13
9780252066337
OL Work ID
OL1994627W

Subjects

Race relationsUnited Packinghouse Workers of AmericaPacking-house workersHistoryAfrican American packing-house workersLabor unionsPacking-housesAfrican americans, illinois, chicagoChicago (ill.), social conditions

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