There's an inside joke among meat industry workers about the risks they face in the slaughter trade: Who is killing whom -- are we killing cattle, or are they killing us on the processing line? That bit of dark humor was relayed by Jose Gaytan, a former meatpacking worker from Nebraska. Gaytan lasted three years on the job before the impact on his health prevented him from continuing. "After hours, my hands would swell up, and the pain never went away," he said. "I saw a lot of injuries from the work speed. Twice I saw saw-operators cut off their fingers." “But it […]