I'm not saying the company isn't within its rights. But could not a good management team accommodate the prayer and fasting without hurting production? Or am I missing something about this business?
Yep you are missing ehat you meant with your byline:
Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs aka dangerous illegal immigration!
Joe Rios, a day-shifter for nine months at Swift, said he felt the Somalis were asking for special treatment and “taking advantage of our kindness” in America. He said “most of us” at Swift are Catholic and observe a month of Lent each year without seeking work concessions based on religion.
“I think it’s either you want to make money and work and put your prayers aside or you stay home,” he said.
Rios said he’d heard that some disgruntled Muslim workers damaged property in the Swift parking lot Friday.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/2008109089983
“At issue is a request by Muslim workers to be able to take their lunch breaks at sunset”
That would mean working THROUGH the lunch hour which means having someone ELSE give up his lunch hour to watch the lines.
Many companies REQUIRE employees to take a break at some point in the day to combat fatigue and clear the mind. Plus the Unions don’t like the establishment of a reason to “shifttime” your lunch break to the end of the day.
This is not so easy to “let them do as they want”.