Sclosser's The Most Dangerous Jobs By Eric Schlosser

In the article “The most Dangerous jobs” by Eric Schlosser, we here the story of a man who worked at a meat packing company. Kind and loyal to a fault, Kenny Dobbins gave arm and leg to the company, and turned down the unionized work force based on the things he heard from his supervisor. The company then proceeded to use him up until he had nothing left to give; then throw him away without so much as a warning. Union’s should be mandatory in meatpacking operations because, it provides a way for the work force to stick together and not be abused by management, it provides better safety measures and procedures, and it can increase the wages and benefits the employees get. If Kenny was a part of the union he would not have gone through the …show more content…
Union workers are more likely to have better pay checks than non-union workers, and have benefits such as, health care, retirement funds, and paid sick leave. According to UWUA (Utility Workers Union of America) union workers make about twenty percent more than non-union employees, and seventy-seven percent of union workers get pensions, while only twenty percent of non-union workers have it as well, because they don’t have the collective voice that union workers have. The UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) also reports that the peak wage was around twenty dollars an hour, and both US citizens and immigrants got decent pay checks, was able to win pensions, and save money up for retirement. Kenny dobbins was not so blessed “after sixteen years on the job, Kenny did not get any pension from Monfort. The company challenged his workers’ comp claim and finally agreed to pay him a settlement of $35,000.” (Schlosser) Mr. Dobbins worked in a company that had him speak against forming unions; then they used him up, and left him penniless; taking advantage of his ignorance. The managers at Monfort would not have been able to do such a thing if a union was in