He joined the firm while still a student, earning extra cash as a part-time meat packer.

There appears to be little scientific evidence of broader infection from the food handled by meat packers.

In his attempt to make ends meet, he moves from one job to another, first, a coal miner, next, a farmer, and finally a meat packer.

That makes them the worst paid seasonal workers, behind meat packers who get 6.50 per hour.

Surely meat packers should be held to no lower standards, and be given no more leniency in meeting them.