Governor invokes 'The Jungle,' denounces Iowa packing plant

ASSOCIATED PRESS

August 26, 2008

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Gov. Chet Culver denounced a kosher meatpacking plant accused of child-labor violations, echoing Upton Sinclair's disdain of cruelty toward immigrants.

The governor wrote a guest column in the Des Moines Register on Sunday that criticized Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville for allegedly employing dozens of underage workers and taking advantage of a failed federal immigration system.
“In doing so, this company has fallen far short of meeting the high business standards that Iowans expect,â€