the largest immigration enforcement raid in US history -- in Laurel, Mississippi, last month -- was built on the blueprint of last winter's raid in Pottsville, Iowa. both raids share a disturbing anti-labor, anti-solidarity design....
Immigration Raid Breaks Up Organizing Drive at Iowa Meatpacking Plant | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet
Immigration Raid Breaks Up Organizing Drive at Iowa Meatpacking Plant | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet
UFCW claims ICE actions hamper union activity by intimidating potential members. The union sued the agency in 2007 following similar raids at five Swift meatpacking plants where the union has members.
Lauritsen noted that the Postville arrests amounted to eliminating hundreds of witnesses to labor violations at the plant.
Ironically, the raid did bring proof of allegations against Agriprocessors. Of the raid's detainees, 29 were underage. Three months after the raid, the Iowa DOL released a report detailing 57 child labor violations at the Postville plant -- including children as young as 13 working on the kill floor -- and has recommended the state prosecute the company.
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