Meatpacking-plant wages have fallen behind the pay in other jobs.

From: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) (via Knight-Ridder/TribuneBusiness News) | Date: January 10, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Mark Kawar

Jan. 10--CHEROKEE, Iowa -- Vernon Ludwig left a good job installing home furnaces in 1965 for the promise of the slaughterhouse.

Ludwig raised eight children on wages from the Wilson & Co. plant. He bought a house and a boat. Twice-yearly raises allowed for frequent vacations.

"We were working hard, but we were making good money, too," he said. "Other people were jealous of our jobs."

Cherokee -- like meatpacking towns...

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