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Muslims get the Last Laugh at Swift Plant

November 12, 2008
This appears to be what is the final follow up on the story of the Muslims at Swift Plant who demanded extra break times to pray for the month of Ramadan.

After a back and forth struggle which saw about 100 Muslims being fired, Swift will be paying the Muslims hundreds of thousands of dollars. They were even fined for having Muslims sign a contract saying that they would be willing to handle pork, which is considered haraam in Islam or forbidden. So now we see that employers cannot even defend themselves in advance by asking Muslims if they will handle pork. For more on the hazards of hiring Muslims go here.

Minnesota Plant That Fired Muslims for Taking Prayer Breaks Will Pay $365,000
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Under a settlement to a federal lawsuit, up to 100 Somali Muslims who are current or former workers at Gold'n Plump Inc. will receive a total of $365,000.

The settlement was filed in Minneapolis on Friday. It sprang from allegations of religious discrimination at the company's chicken processing plants in Cold Spring and Arcadia, Wis.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits against St. Cloud-based Gold'n Plump and the Work Connection Inc., an employment agency in St. Paul, which handled some hiring for the plant.

Under the settlement, Gold'n Plump agreed to pay $215,000 to workers who were terminated for taking prayer breaks.

The Work Connection will pay $150,000 to workers who were asked to sign a form acknowledging that they might be required to handle pork, which many Muslims consider unclean.

The EEOC estimates that 40 to 100 workers will qualify for the payments.

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written by Christopher Logan, November 17, 2008

Great comments guys!! If we keep on catering to Islam the demands will just get greater and greater. Look to the UK to see what is coming our way in regards to Islam.

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written by Sandra, November 14, 2008

Ha...Nope..I do....I shall refuse to buy anything which is produced by SWIFT. Will read each label and put it back on the shelf if manufacture or produced by Swift.
They hired these people and will kowtow to their every whim...now, let them kowtow to the American Citizens who have supported them for generations....
Boycotting Swift...won't be a big loss anyway.

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written by robbie, November 14, 2008

Who's the stupid judge and where can I get my money if I take my Christian prayer breaks? Wow! What a country!

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written by J, November 13, 2008

Did anyone hold a gun to their heads and make them sign the form? In the United States they are free to look for work elsewhere!

If I wanted to pray at work I'd have to do it on my own time like everyone else. Where do these Muslims get off thinking the world and their employers owe them anything?

Why is our government handing out money to one religious group?

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