Agriprocessors

In the aftermath of the May 2008 raid in Postville, IA, labor organizations, immigration reform advocates, and Congressional leaders feared that the fast-track deportation of immigrant witnesses ensnared in the raid would make it impossible to bring appropriate charges against Agriprocessors, an egregious violator of a series of... Continue »

A new online ad campaign by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and America's Voice shines a light on the fact that the managers of the notorious Agriprocessors meatpacking plant have yet to be charged in conjunction with the largest immigration raid in U.S. history, despite... Continue »

Immigration Raids Must Not Prevent Enforcement of Labor Laws Washington, DC – Leading Members of Congress are demanding that the Administration answer key questions about the largest worksite immigration raid in U.S. history. Letters to the U.S. Department of Labor and other agencies from Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and... Continue »

Recent letters from leading labor and consumer advocacy groups call for a government inquiry into Agriprocessors, the Iowa meatpacking plant that was the site of the largest worksite immigration raid in U.S. history in mid-May. Continue »

Sharry: Labor Contractor’s Removal of Workers from Plant Due to Safety Concerns Underscores Need for Oversight, Accountability As the Des Moines Register reported on May 30th , Labor Ready, an Iowa labor contracting company, recently pulled its workers from the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant due to safety concerns. These workers... Continue »

New details are emerging about a history of sexual abuse and solicitation at the site of the largest worksite immigration raid in U.S. history. The Des Moines Register reports that some former employees of the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville, IA are coming forward with revelations about supervisor demands... Continue »

Leading immigration and labor experts joined forces today to express their outrage that the employer responsible for hiring and abusing immigrant workers in Postville, Iowa has been charged with nothing while the immigrant workers themselves face detention and felony charges. Continue »