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Former Tyson employees sue over alleged pay scheme-Illegal Alien Alert
Sedalia Democrat ^ | June 28, 2005 | Beth O'Malley

Posted on 06/29/2005 9:15:19 AM PDT by Lobbyist

Eight former Tyson Foods employees are suing the company, alleging it hires illegal employees to reduce the hourly pay.

The suit alleges that legal hourly workers "have been victimized by a scheme perpetrated both by Tyson and through a conspiracy among its top management" to reduce their pay "by knowingly hiring a workforce substantially comprised of undocumented illegal immigrants."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: aliens; immigrantlist

1 posted on 06/29/2005 9:15:21 AM PDT by Lobbyist
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To: Lobbyist

Tyson ought to be prosecuted under federal law for hiring illegals, but I don't see where the workers get off suing the company. You have no right to a certain amount of pay over the minimum wage. If you are underpaid, get another job.


2 posted on 06/29/2005 9:17:12 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Rodney King

They are just doing what the government won't do...impose fines, etc. I believe Tyson was smacked by the Feds a few years ago for hiring illegal aliens. Frankly if RICO can be used to slap employers who hire illegal aliens then so be it.


3 posted on 06/29/2005 9:22:05 AM PDT by Lobbyist (Just doing a job an illegal alien can't do.)
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4 posted on 06/29/2005 9:23:42 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: Rodney King
Actually the problem is two-fold. One is the illegal minimum wage and the other is the illegal immigrant working for the illegal minimum wage.

The law of supply and demand works for employees as well as goods. The more employees, the lower the wage. Obviously there must be a lot of chicken pluckers available.
5 posted on 06/29/2005 9:24:10 AM PDT by Misplaced Texan
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To: Lobbyist

If this is true then those in management should be jailed and the workers paid.


6 posted on 06/29/2005 9:26:30 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (The pursuit if life, liberty, and higher tax revenue (amended by the supreme 5).)
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To: Lobbyist

BTTT


7 posted on 06/29/2005 9:42:59 AM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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To: Lobbyist

Read later.


8 posted on 06/29/2005 9:47:45 AM PDT by EagleMamaMT ("Uncle Sugar: Handle it at the border or Uncle Winchester will handle it at the porch." Squantos)
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To: Lobbyist

They should also look at Pilgrim's Pride. The entire chicken industry is full of these type cases, as is the beef industry, pork industry, horse industry...need I go on?


9 posted on 06/29/2005 9:48:15 AM PDT by I_Publius (Don't believe propaganda, unless you have researched and know the Truth.)
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To: Lobbyist

They oughta come to Forest MS and see all the illegals in the plants


10 posted on 06/29/2005 10:03:58 AM PDT by skaterboy (Me love you long time)
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To: Lobbyist

Didn't the Tyson management get off on those charges?


11 posted on 06/29/2005 10:06:25 AM PDT by Burf (I didn't leave the Republican Party, the Republican Party left me.)
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To: gubamyster

BTTT


12 posted on 06/29/2005 10:25:25 AM PDT by in the Arena (CAPT (USAF) James Wayne Herrick, Jr. (Call Sign: FireFly33). MIA Laos 27 Oct 69)
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To: Misplaced Texan
One is the illegal minimum wage and the other is the illegal immigrant working for the illegal minimum wage

Ah yes. There is no such thing as the "nation", there are only us "economic units".

So let's see. There are about oh, 4 billion humans on earth who could be chicken pluckers for Tyson. Which fraction of them do you advocate to come to the U.S.? A couple hundred million? That's a relatively small fraction.

How many and from where? Would you care if you ended up living in a country that was ethnically, culturally and politically Chinese, simply because there are 500 million of them underemployed at their level of skill?

If you think simplistic economics has all the answers, I would guess you don't care what sort of country you live in, or whose laws you live under. If you're fine with Chinese law, or Mexican law....then that's what it'll be.

But if you like American laws, then perhaps you ought to think about who is in the country, and how they think and vote.

13 posted on 06/29/2005 10:35:07 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: Burf

I thought they did. I've been wrong before...ha!


14 posted on 06/29/2005 11:00:17 AM PDT by Lobbyist (Just doing a job an illegal alien can't do.)
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To: Lobbyist

If the allegations of this suit are true then Tyson should be punished, not just through the suit, but by the government. However for the moment the veracity of the claims remain up in the air.

With that said, if they are true, it may very well be a localized/regional management problem/issue. Within the past few months a friend and his wife bought a chicken farm in Delaware and signed a contract with Tyson - he told us the paperwork for getting that contract was as bad as the paperwork to get the mortgage for the farm itself, including proof that he was legally able to work in the US.

Tyson (and Perdue) is among the largest private employers in the county where I live, and so I know people in the industry from the front office right down to the processing plant and they are very strict about credentials for obtaining employment. And apparently job satisfaction is pretty high, because you don't often see help wanted ads.

As I said, I'm not saying this suit is false, I'm just thinking that if true it may be a regional thing, because what I know about Tyson in this region (DE, MD, VA) is they are real strict about legal employment.


15 posted on 06/29/2005 11:26:56 AM PDT by Gabz (My give-a-damn is busted.)
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To: Lobbyist
If these people are in Arkansas theas a fix'n ta have some real bad axidents. Tysons is one of the biggest clients of The Rose Law Firm and they know how to handle things outside of court. They might even have to recall their top evidence destroyer from the U.S. Capitol
16 posted on 06/29/2005 11:36:45 AM PDT by fella (Morality = Judgment to distinguish right & wrong, vision to see the truth, courage to act upon it.)
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To: gubamyster

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Be Ever Vigilant!

Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!


17 posted on 06/29/2005 11:39:29 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Rodney King
"Employers who aid or abet the preparation of false tax returns by failing to pay income or Social Security taxes for illegal alien employees, or who knowingly make payments using false names or Social Security numbers, are subject to IRS criminal and civil sanctions. U.S. nationals who have suffered intentional discrimination because of citizenship or national origin by an employer with more than three employees may file a complaint within 180 days of the discriminatory act with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, U.S. Department of Justice. In additon to the federal statutes summarized, state laws and local ordinances controlling fair labor practices, workers compensation, zoning, safe housing and rental property, nuisance, licensing, street vending, and solicitations by contractors may also apply to activities that involve illegal aliens."

If they find a judge and jury to side with them, they could get treble damage awards.

18 posted on 06/29/2005 11:55:01 AM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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