Down on the killing floor

First published: 1997

Description

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.

Subjects

Race relations United Packinghouse Workers of America Packing-house workers History African American packing-house workers Labor unions Packing-houses African americans, illinois, chicago Chicago (ill.), social conditions

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