Working on in a hog processing plant is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet—and it’s about to get a whole lot worse, evoking “The Jungle” of the early 20th Century. In a classic profits-over-people move, a new regulation is about to hit which would eliminate any speed restrictions on how fast hog […]
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Episode 143: Kill More Hogs, Hurt More Workers; Your Server’s Higher Wage Won’t Hurt
Posted on 14 August 2019.
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Episode 83: Right-Wing Assault on the VA; Supreme Court Attacks #MeToo; Meatpacker Talks Ugly Hog Speedup
Posted on 23 May 2018.
All those flag-waving politicians love their military folks—until it’s time to screw them every which way once they take off the uniform, especially when it comes to funding the Veterans Administration. I look into the attack on the VA by the free-market fanatics in a conversation with union policy expert Jacque Simon. I also chat […]
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Episode 82: Hell Might Be Safer Than A Hog Processing Plant; Teacher Uprising NC Version; “America’s Mayor” Heidi Harmon Runs for Re-Election!
Posted on 16 May 2018.
Another day, another chapter in the new ways to screw workers. This time, the target is workers inside hog processing plants—who are already doing one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. I talk with expert Debbie Berkowitz about the Department of Agriculture’s new proposal to speed up the processing line–so that Big Ag […]
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