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Menomonee Valley
Coverage of Menomonee Valley in the Nexus archive.
- Anti-union monopoly power kills an iconic Milwaukee industry
Cargill's closure of its Menomonee Valley plant in Milwaukee, resulting in 221 job losses, marks the end of over 150 years of meatpacking in the area. The article attributes this decline to anti-union corporate policies and inadequate enforcement of anti-monopoly regulations, which allowed industry consolidation to harm workers and regional businesses.