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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:25 PM Original message |
Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raid |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. after the raid they went to texas and recruited the homeless |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. wow... they moved the trial from eastern iowa to south dakota! |
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grahampuba (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. orly |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. yup! poorly written but true. |
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grahampuba (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. IGA.. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. In Heated Meeting, Orthodox Activists Spar With Kosher Meat Company (Jun 08) |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. my mom`s kin is from cherokee/storm lake area |
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garthranzz (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. So much for the reputed "open-mindedness" ... |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I've followed it very closely since the raid |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Thank you. |
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Celtic Merlin (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. "...there were IRREGULARITIES..." ? ? ? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 01:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. There were several child labor charges, too. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Agriprocessors charged with over 9,000 child labor law violations (sep 08) |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Wow!! Worse than I realized! nt |
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Celtic Merlin (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. I agree, Critters2. And GARTHRANZZ says that there were "irregularities"! |
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katkat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. California wine country |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 04:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. yes, actually, i have heard of it. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. Good news. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:29 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. An important issue here is the right to organize: folk who can organize don't undercut US wages |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Immigration Raid Breaks Up Organizing Drive at Iowa Meatpacking Plant (May 08) |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Post-Postville: It’s About Worker Exploitation, not ICE |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:34 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Iowa meat co. fights unionization at NY warehouse (USAT | 2008) |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:36 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Judge Protects Organizing Rights of Undocumented Workers (Apr 08) |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. Good |
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