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Down on the killing floor

by Rick Halpern

Race relationsUnited Packinghouse Workers of AmericaPacking-house workersHistoryAfrican American packing-house workersLabor unionsPacking-housesAfrican americans, illinois, chicago

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.

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Book data: Open Library