Date:
January 29, 2010 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s):
Paul Apostolidis, Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science, Whitman College
Mexican immigrants have endured both physical and emotional trauma to cross the border into the United States, only to find themselves working in some of America’s most dangerous industries, like meatpacking.
On January 29, Paul Apostolidis will examine American immigration reform through the stories of immigrant meatpackers. He will explain how these immigrants protected themselves during hazardous factory work, how they democratized their union, and how, in partnership with local consumers concerned about food safety, they made the slaughterhouse safer for workers and consumers alike.
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