Business
Agriprocessors Inc.’s business model, and its anti-union stance, leave a lot to be desired.
Sept. 4, 2008
Kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, blaming its financial difficulties on the May immigration raid on its Postville plant in which more than 300 people were arrested.
Nov. 6, 2008
World & Nation
Boss gets 3 years for illegal hiring
March 20, 2009
The owner and managers of the nation’s largest kosher meatpacking plant were charged with more than 9,000 misdemeanors alleging they hired minors and had children younger than 16 handle dangerous equipment such as circular saws and meat grinders.
Sept. 10, 2008
Almost 400 workers at a kosher meatpacking plant are detained, and outraged locals fear the economic impact.
May 25, 2008
Graphic images from an Iowa slaughterhouse are posted online by an animal rights group. Rabbis disagree about the techniques’ merits.
Dec. 28, 2004
Ex-employees under 18, a violation of state law for meatpacking plants, describe grim conditions.
Aug. 10, 2008
La Plaza
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Sept. 25, 2009
Immigration raid leaves damaging mark on Postville, Iowa
May 12, 2009
Officials cite 57 cases at top kosher supplier Agriprocessors in Iowa.
Aug. 6, 2008