Title On the line : slaughterhouse lives and the making of the new South / Vanesa Ribas

Edition First edition Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction : lives on the line : carving out a new South -- All roads lead from Olancho to Swine's : the making of a Latino working class in the American South -- The meanings of moyo : the transnational roots of shop floor racial talk -- "Painted black" : oppressive exploitation and racialized resentment -- The value of being negro, the cost of being hispano : "disposability" and the challenges for cross-racial solidarity in the workplace -- Black, white, and Latino bosses : how the composition of the authority structure mediates perceptions of privilege and the experience of subordination -- Exclusion or ambivalence? : explaining African American's boundary work -- Conclusion : prismatic engagement : Latino/a and African American workers' encounters in a Southern meatpacking plant Summary "In this gutsy, eye-opening examination of the lives of workers in the New South, Vanesa Ribas, working alongside mostly Latino/a and native-born African American laborers for sixteen months, takes us inside the contemporary American slaughterhouse. Ribas, a native Spanish speaker, occupies an insider/outsider status there, enabling her to capture vividly the oppressive exploitation experienced by her fellow workers. She showcases the particular vulnerabilities faced by immigrant workers--a constant looming threat of deportation, reluctance to seek medical attention, and family separation--as she also illuminates how workers find connection and moments of pleasure during their grueling shifts. Bringing to the fore the words, ideas, and struggles of the workers themselves, On The Line underlines how deep racial tensions permeate the factory, as an overwhelmingly minority workforce is subject to white dominance. Compulsively readable, this extraordinary ethnography makes a powerful case for greater labor protection, especially for our nation's most vulnerable workers"--Provided by publisher Analysis african american american worker contemporary american slaughterhouse corporate america deportation threats ethnographic research exploitation factory work factory family separation hard labor immigrant workers insider outsider status labor protection labor studies labor latina workers latino workers medical attention migrant workers minority workforce native born americans new south racial tensions slaughterhouse struggles united states of america white dominance workers rights workers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Foreign workers -- North Carolina -- Social conditions Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- North Carolina -- Employees -- Social conditions African Americans -- North Carolina -- Social conditions Hispanic Americans -- North Carolina -- Social conditions Minorities -- Employment -- North Carolina Racism in the workplace -- North Carolina BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration. African Americans -- Social conditions Foreign workers -- Social conditions Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions Minorities -- Employment Racism in the workplace North Carolina Form Electronic book ISBN 9780520958821 0520958829

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