Posted on 01/17/2016 9:10:59 PM PST by TigerClaws
Dozens of Muslims are outraged after a Wisconsin power plant threatened to fire them if they took two five minute breaks daily in order to pray.
The policy change affects 53 workers. Ten of those employees have indicated they wish to stay in their current positions under the new policy but the rest have either chosen to leave or are planning to.
The Brillion-based company changed the rule on Thursday. Until then, Muslim employees were allowed to leave the production line twice a shift to pray.
But Ariens is now asking employees to pray during scheduled breaks. A company representative told WBAY-TV the 'manufacturing environment does not allow for unscheduled breaks in production.'
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WHY ARE THEY HERE?
If they can’t do the work they should do something else.
Why should they change policy? It’s ridiculous...
I don’t think they’re allowed to fire people just for being Muslim.
There shouldn’t be any Muslims in Wisconsin.
Period.
Maybe they are citizens?
They Muslims are asking for more break time to pray twice a shift.
It cuts down on productivity and unfair to non-Muslim employees.
Something is not right in this story. Workers always get breaks and it is usually more than two 5 minute breaks.
No, but they can fire them over productivity issues. A company may be required to accommodate religious practices, but it’s only required to be reasonably accommodative.
Providing two breaks a day, where a Muslim can use that time as he sees fit Is all a company would be required.
Not timed according to Mecca. Not all at once so they can put their asses in the air at the same time. That shuts down the whole line.
Make the Infidels bend to Allah's will...
Out of cannons, I hope.
Something is not right in this story. Workers always get breaks and it is usually more than two 5 minute breaks.
The problem is that the muzzie prayer time doesn’t coincide with their regular break times.
Oh I get it now. If they want to take their individual staggered breaks and pray or whatever that’s fine. If they want to shut down a plant and demand WHEN they can take breaks they they should be fired. The article as written is confusing to me.
I don’t disagree, but if you study what is done In the name of Islam, that should change.
Most articles that are written on any subject these days are confusing
I just wrote about my experience on another thread, the topic was it being ok for Muslims to rape captive women or non-Muslim women in general.
I wondered the same thing. They live in nice places, wondered where the lady's husband worked; she looked affluent. I have no idea why they were here but was sure curious which country they came from and how long in the US.
Ariens makes a nice, compact, snowblower that throws the snow almost better than my Toro. It looks quite a few pounds lighter than mine which I might still be able to get it up and down steps, can't with my Toro.
I guess I can see if it's a production line, two unscheduled breaks in addition to lunch and I thought companies were required to have some minutes in the morning and afternoon or the same each shift. Anyway it would be hugely disruptive and possibly cause resentment with other employees.
Actually my reaction was why would the company dare mess with the Muslims, giving them an ultimatum? And I thought can't they let their prayers go and do them later? They are very OCD about those prayers.
Christians have to keep it all out of the work place. The only thing is Ash Wednesday. I haven't heard of any being asked to remove the black smudge on their foreheads, the few that observe that.
“I don’t think they’re allowed to fire people just for being Muslim.”
Probably not, but taking an unauthorized break; You bet your ass...
I wonder if a government that is forcing religious groups to pay for abortions, forcing cake shops to serve gay weddings, that is forcing flower shops to serve gay weddings will force this lawnmower factory to let Muslims pray because Free Religion.
I’m guessing they will. :)
And, if written by the MSM, intended to inflame leftist/muzzie sentiments. This is not an accidental article title.
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