Religious liberty and the Cargill meatpacking plant

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10. here's my take on it

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I've worked on both sides of the labor fence, so I think I can read between the lines a bit.

It is very unlikely Cargill changed the prayer policy. I would guess the worker being told "'If you want to pray, go home,' is true but being taken out of context as being a change in policy. In my years of labor relations, I am continually amazed at the stuff people think they hear, especially after a termination.

It is a pretty good bet that walking off the job in an attempt to sway plant managers is forbidden in the contract, and was a really bad idea. I doubt the union leadership in the plant condoned it or we would be hearing them defending the employees rather than CAIR.

Getting all the facts is difficult from afar. I hope Cargill reconsiders the terminations