Chapter 7 "Cogs in the Great Machine"

What changes did IBP introduce to the meat packing industry?

IBP hired unskilled workers. These workers didn't get payed much and worked a lot. This influenced other meat packing industries to do the same. IBP also cut their pieces of meat up, vacuum sealed them, and sent them off to supermarkets, eliminating the need for skilled butchers. IBP used their byproducts for things such as dog food. Other companies followed in their footsteps.



What were the links between IBP and organized crime?

IBP worked with the mob in New York. They knew New York was one of the biggest buyers of beef, so they wanted to sell there. The only way the mob would let them is if they paid the mob 5 cents of every 10 pounds of beef sold in New York. Since they planned on selling millions of pounds, IBP agreed. IBP was tried and convicted, but the owner, Currier J. Holman, was never punished.