monday -pass the piggy -i’ll collect your family scrapbooks… -last day of notes!!!! –...
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MONDAY
- Pass the Piggy- I’ll collect your family scrapbooks…- Last day of notes!!!! – Meatpacking- Introducing “Food Inc.”- Introducing our 1st Cultural Experience!- Absolute last call for Dino Dollars?!?!- Who is doing Ce’s tomorrow & Wednesday?- Pd. 4/5: your BBs will be given out Thursday
An Introduction to the Meatpacking Industry
Meatpacking Industry: handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, & distribution of animals
such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other
livestock.
The meat packing industry grew with… 1. railroads & refrigeration2. Railroads made possible the transport of stock to central points for processing
Where did it come from?
“The Jungle”- Upton Sinclair novel - 1906- Shocked public with the truths of poor working
conditions & unsanitary practices in meat packing plants in the U.S.
- Specifically targets Chicago.
- Overworked their employees- Failed to hold safety measures- Employers HATED unionization
Problems with the meatpacking industry
Immigrants & Meatpacking
- Immigrants used as strikebreakers - Employers pay migrant workers MUCH less