MONDAY -Pass the Piggy -I’ll collect your family scrapbooks… -Last day of notes!!!! – Meatpacking -Introducing “Food Inc.” -Introducing our 1 st Cultural Experience! -Absolute last call for Dino Dollars?!?! -Who is doing Ce’s tomorrow & Wednesday? -Pd. 4/5: your BBs will be given out Thursday
An Introduction to the Meatpacking Industry Meatpacking Industry: handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, & distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.
The meat packing industry grew with… 1. railroads & refrigeration 2. Railroads made possible the transport of stock to central points for processing Where did it come from?
“The Jungle” -Upton Sinclair novel Shocked public with the truths of poor working conditions & unsanitary practices in meat packing plants in the U.S. -Specifically targets Chicago.
-Overworked their employees -Failed to hold safety measures -Employers HATED unionization Problems with the meatpacking industry
Immigrants & Meatpacking -Immigrants used as strikebreakers -Employers pay migrant workers MUCH less
… Food for Thought … Keep a “food journal” for this week (until Thursday)…to make: fold a piece of paper into 2 so you have a top, and a bottom. FRONT: Write what you eat, on average, per day BACK: Write what you eat, on average, per week **BE GENERAL & PICK A DAY WHERE YOU EAT MORE THAN LESS*