About this episode
This episode features a conversation with Alice Driver about her book on the challenges faced by immigrant workers in the meatpacking industry.
In this episode we speak with Alice Driver, author of the 2024 book "The Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company.”
People in this episode
Guest: Alice Driver
Topics covered
- immigration
- meatpacking industry
- American workers
- labor rights
- food production
Keywords
- Alice Driver
- meatpacking
- American worker
- immigrants
- labor rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FoodPrint.org
Books & works: The Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company
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