It seems Agriprocessor is having problems attracting new workers to its gigantic kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa after Immigration & Customs Enforcement arrested 389 allegedly undocumented workers in May. I wonder why?
Some residents said they're aghast at stories they've heard about conditions inside the plant, the town's biggest employer, where workers have complained of physical abuse by managers, wage violations and the hiring of underage employees.
"It would be great to have the plant but have it run by a different company or a different family," said the Rev. Lloyd Paul Ouderkirk of St. Bridget's Catholic Church.
Some Somali immigrants are beginning to to fill the void. Let's hope they are treated with a little more respect -- and paid a living wage.
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