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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