Immigrants' firing leads to protest (Freep This Feedback!)

Detroit Free Press ^ | April 11, 2006 | NIRAJ WARIKOO

[Verax]

Immigrants' firing leads to protest

A manager at a Detroit meatpacking plant said Monday that 15 immigrant women were fired last month after attending a protest for immigrant rights. He said they had been told that they would be terminated if they missed work on the day of the protest.

But the workers and an activist working on their behalf said the women were given no such assurances. If the workers knew they would have been fired for attending the March 27 rally in Detroit, they never would have skipped the morning shift...

[Verax]

Lee Siu Hin of The Industrial Workers of the World is asking for your cooperation!

Please give a quick call, fax or email to jBonahoom@wolverinepacking.com and let him know what you think!

Wolverine Packing Co. Manger: Jay Bonahoom 2535 Rivard, Detroit, MI 48207
Tel: (313) 259-7500M
Fax: (313)568-1909

Pictures for you to enjoy while your calling...

http://actionla.org/Campaigns/GrandMarcha/photos/images/granmarcha-17.jpg

[RandallFlagg]

We can thank Couric for that bottom sign.

[stopem]

Are you saying we should email the company to REHIRE illegals??

Not just NO but HELL NO!!

[Verax]

No, I'm saying you should tell Jay what you think of the firing....

[mtbopfuyn]

That picture is real and not photoshopped? If it's real, then we're in more trouble than what I thought.

[Publius6961]

Wait a minute...
How many illegal aliens does this plant hire?

[Reagan 76]

Are they illegal? What is the State of Michigan going to do about it? If they are legal, it is public knowledge that the company has broken state law, because they cannot be complying with workmen's comp if the employees don't have a valid social security number.

[stopem]

That I can and will do.

In addition tell them they get what they pay for and if they continue to hire illegal invaders than they deserve what they get.

[stopem]

They need to be told they get what they pay for and deserve what they get for hiring illegal criminals.

[Verax]

#5 Picture is real...Right-Click on the image and view it's source...you can see the website where it lives

[beachn4fun]

Unless those workers were LEGAL American citizens, then they are not protected by our constitution or bill of rights. IMO....Fire at will.

[cripplecreek]

They shouldn't have hired illegals in the first place.

[bill1952]

Here it comes ...

Protests for amnesty for the protestors wanting amnesty.

[Verax]

[Verax]

But if they're legal, it's ok to skip work and go to a protest?

[TheForceOfOne]

Whois

The Industrial Workers of the World

Registrant Name:Industrial Wor Industrial Work
Registrant Organization:Industrial Workers of the World
Registrant Street1:PO Box 11412
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Berkeley
Registrant State/Province:California
Registrant Postal Code:94712
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4158639627
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+1.5108450520
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:www@iww.org
Admin ID:GODA-2795671
Admin Name:IWW Sysadmin
Admin Organization:IWW
Admin Street1:PO Box 11412
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Berkeley
Admin State/Province:California
Admin Postal Code:94712
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.4158639627
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:+1.5108450520
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:www@iww.org
Tech ID:GODA-1795671


How about that, its registered out of Berkeley, California, now who would have guessed? /sarcasm

[beachn4fun]

I did not say that.

[petkus]

Whatever empathy that these people may have had, they have lost it big Time!

This is the result of CARDINAL ROGER MAHONY'S THEOLOGY OF ANARCHY!

[Loud Mime]

I saw a protest here in California: Not ONE U.S. Flag...all Mexican Flags.

We're going to need Tancredo to solve this. Every other Fristy member of congress lacks the cajones to seriously address the issue.

[Gefreiter]

Wow, they didn't show up for work and were fired over it?

Those employers are MONSTERS!