Meatpacking by Teala Jackson

  • The Fall of Workers Wages

    Wages fell short during the latter part of the 20th century do to the increase in immigrants being employed(meatpacking-district.com). Workers would do all this work and barley got a good pay out.
  • Omaha Meatpacking Industry Workers

    The stockyard and meatpacking industry employed half the workers in Omaha in the mid west. If the meatpacking industry gets shut down the whole cigar might be unemployed.
  • New law

    "The contents of this package has been inspected" according to the act of congress (meat packing-district.com). They finally are about what happens to people after eating bad products.
  • Four Major meat packing corporations

    Four major meat packing corporations had brought out the small companies (mp,2). They are buying them out because they were large companies.
  • Chicago Immigrants coming to meatpacking industries

    Most of Chicagoan packing house workers were recent immigrants applying for jobs(mp,4). Immigrants were taking the jobs but they really don't know how to do there job.
  • Chicago strike

    The meat packing Union went on strike, demanding better wages and working conditions (meat packing-district.com). The workers get treated unfairly when they do a lot of work.
  • Process laws

    The congress passed the pure food and drug act (meat packing-district.com). This is to ensure that the food is being produce is pure and safe enough to eat.