Add meatpacking to that list of American jobs — janitorial services, for instance — formerly held by citizens that paid a living wage.
According to Self Reliance Central, “Meatpacking was once a stable, middle-class union job, with skilled families working at the same plant for generations.
“In 1960, the industry was 95 percent unionized, offering wages similar to those in auto and steel. Workers were skilled, trained just like traditional butchers to process the entire carcass from slaughter to final cuts.”
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