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:: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 ::
Organizing Meatpacking Hell - by Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes
What workers share are horrifying conditions—blood, cold, heat, gore—and a line speed that causes repetitive strain injuries and a yearly turnover of 38 percent (Smithfield’s figure) or 50 to 100 (the union’s estimate).
“I know so many who have carpal tunnel syndrome, who’ve been stabbed by knives,” says Morrison, “and the story ends the same way—they’re fired in the end.”------------------------------------------- posted 6:15 AM :: reference link ::
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