Thread: {Sob}Agriprocessors Workers Unsure of How to get Paid

Agriprocessors Workers Unsure of How to get Paid
By Becky Ogann

Story Created: May 16, 2008

Story Updated: May 16, 2008

POSTVILLE - There is a feeling of uneasiness at St. Bridget's Church in Postville as workers wait to hear how or if they'll get their Friday paychecks.

Federal agents arrested 389 suspected illegal immigrants at the Postville meat packing plant on Monday. 306 of them now face criminal charges. Since then many of their family members and others have taken refuge at the Catholic church in Postville.

They are waiting in the church as lawyers from the Archdiocese of Dubuque and lawyers from the Agriprocessors plant try to work out a solution.

On Friday afternoon, the president of Agriprocessors plant walked up to the front lawn of the church, hundreds of workers literally swarmed him. He wanted them to come to the plant to pick up their checks.

The workers said no from fear of federal agents being there to pick them up. Workers wanted the checks brought to the church. The president said that's against protocol and the Department of Labor.

The plant emphasizes they have to mail the checks. And so that's where we are now, the legal departments from both the plant and Archdiocese are working out a solution, one that mind involve sending all the checks to the same P.O. box.

So, let them mail the checks to the church in one big envelope. Then one volunteer go to the Greyhound depot and buy tickets for everyone.

Originally Posted by alleycat

So, let them mail the checks to the church in one big envelope. Then one volunteer go to the Greyhound depot and buy tickets for everyone.

Great Idea alleycat

Unless they have joint checking accounts how can a family member cash a check made out to a detainee--family members don't want to break the law and be charged with forgery do they?

The plant emphasizes they have to mail the checks. And so that's where we are now, the legal departments from both the plant and Archdiocese are working out a solution, one that mind involve sending all the checks to the same P.O. box





Why, so that ICE won't find out where they live? That's too funny. The idiots don't realize that ICE already knows where they live from their employee files at the plant?


What gets me is how they're all still milling around the church like it's some magical kingdom where they will forever be safe and sound from the reach of the law.

The workers said no from fear of federal agents being there to pick them up. Workers wanted the checks brought to the church. The president said that's against protocol and the Department of Labor.

Yes illegals can always depend on certain churches to harbor them and ignore that they are criminals!!! DISGUSTING!

Originally Posted by alleycat

So, let them mail the checks to the church in one big envelope. Then one volunteer go to the Greyhound depot and buy tickets for everyone.

Makes since to me and that way no more familys will be split up!