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| Muslim workers quit Nebraska meat packing plant over prayer dispute |
| 2007-05-15 |
| Several dozen Muslim workers have quit their jobs at a Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Grand Island, Neb. because their prayer times werenÂ’t accommodated. "They kind of issued the company an ultimatum," said Dan Hoppes, president of Local 22 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. "They went in before the shift started (Monday) and said that theyÂ’d go unless they could pray when they needed to," Hoppes said Tuesday. Hoppes said 94 workers had quit, but the company put the figure around 70. Sean McHugh, a spokesman for Swift at its Greeley headquarters, said breaks are governed by a labor contract and all employees are told about them during orientation for all new employees. h/t Lucianne |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #11 I'm sure they'll be allowed to re-up in the pork chop division. |
| Posted by: Wheresing Platypus8451 2007-05-15 22:41 |
| #10 Look for them to sue. And collect unemployment in the meantime. They may not have been here long, but they've no doubt learned how the system works. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-05-15 22:27 |
| #9 Well - they now have 24 hour per day available for prayer - as do most of the muzzies on the planet. I wonder what the muzzie unemployment rate is, world-wide? 'Lots of good. productive prayer time. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2007-05-15 21:37 |
| #8 Sean McHugh, a spokesman for Swift at its Greeley headquarters, said breaks are governed by a labor contract and all employees are told about them during orientation for all new employees. One thing you don't do is grant only some of your employees accommodations above and beyond the contract requirements. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-05-15 21:29 |
| #7 The Grand Island Independent reports that the ex-workers are Somalis. |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-05-15 21:14 |
| #6 When did a place of business become a place of worship. If I feel like praying, I either have to be quiet and respectful, or just go to a church. I am surprised that there was no mention of footbath's not being available too. |
| Posted by: Delphi2005 2007-05-15 20:47 |
| #5 Byebye. Now get on a plane and go back to Somalia or Bosnia or whatever other dive you came from. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-05-15 20:12 |
| #4 Swift's ain't too damn swift. First, most of the workers in Greeley were illegals. Now a large share in Grand Island are muuzzies ? No one who's been through Grand Island would guess that there's an accumulation of Death Cultists way out there. Just goes to show that you have to be locked & loaded at all times. At least Swift's did the right thing and told them to move along. I guess all my meat supplies have to be restricted to the local butcher shop from henceforth. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-05-15 20:10 |
| #3 What in the world are muslims doing in GI? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-05-15 19:59 |
| #2 Be sure to support Swift by purchasing one of their tender pork, bacon or sausage products. (They sell beef, too.) |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-05-15 19:58 |
| #1 So long and don't let the door snag your galabeya on the way out. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-15 19:36 |