Thread: Muslims at Neb. meat plant seek prayer compromise

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Muslims at Neb. meat plant seek prayer compromise

Sunday, September 21, 2008

By JEAN ORTIZ

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Muslim leaders say they want to compromise with a Nebraska meatpacking plant, but they still demand a break for prayer.

Mohamed Rage of the Omaha Somali-American Community Organization says JBS Swift & Co. is requiring its workers to choose loyalty either to God or their employer.

Muslim workers have asked for accommodations with break times to allow prayer at sunset during Ramadan. The conflict led to walkouts at the plant last week, with non-Muslims claiming their co-workers were getting preferential treatment.

Rage says nearly 200 Somali Muslims have been fired. The company has confirmed 86 firings.

Messages left for a company spokeswoman weren't returned Sunday.

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Muslim leaders say they want to compromise with a Nebraska meatpacking plant, but they still demand a break for prayer.

Mohamed Rage of the Omaha Somali-American Community Organization says JBS Swift & Co. is requiring its workers to choose loyalty either to God or their employer.

Yeah well DEAL WITH IT! It's the same requirement we ALL live under. Don't like it? Fell free to leave the country.

miguelina wrote:

Yeah well DEAL WITH IT! It's the same requirement we ALL live under. Don't like it? Fell free to leave the country.

May I also suggest, feel free of leaving that job so some unemployed legal-born American citizens can replace you. Hopefully, Swift will not give in to these outrageous demands.

If they don't like it then go elsewhere or start up their own business, then they can have their little poor me baby sessions.

Going by there in the middle of the afternoon when they get off work looks like illegal alien alley!

Personally from people that I have known in maintenace say the basement of that place makes a horror movie look like a real picnic. Apparently where the blood is from the kill floor it is maggot and roach heaven!

Why doesn't ICE do audits like OSHA when there are complaints and otherwise? Catch them off guard.

Welcome, partwerks!! And you brought up an important point that there should be more cooperation between ICE and OSHA. Never even thought about that before.

They took the job knowing what the hours of work would be...end of story.

Thank you non-muslums for standing up for your rights

partwerks: Welcome Dear New ALIPACER!

Where is the Health Department and the State Board Of Sanitation.