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Workers at Alle Kosher Meat Plant Reject Union in Contested VoteWorkers at one of the nation’s largest kosher meat producers have voted against joining a union, though the union that led the drive is contesting the vote and accusing the company of foul play.…Read more

Kosher Updates: A New Arrest and MoreThe troubles at what was once the nation’s largest kosher meat producer, Agriprocessors, have continued to beset the company six months after a massive immigration raid at its Postville, Iowa, slaughterhouse and a few weeks after the company declared bankruptcy.…Read more

After Jail, Agriprocessors Workers Face a Difficult JourneyWhen Gabriel Calicio was released from prison, five months after being arrested on immigration charges at the nation’s largest kosher slaughterhouse, his only possession was the prison-issued blue jumpsuit he was wearing.…Read more

Fresh Out of Prison With No Means of Support, Agriprocessors Workers Tell Their StoriesWhen Gabriel Calicio was released from prison, five months after being arrested on immigration charges at the nation’s largest kosher slaughterhouse, his only possession was the prison-issued blue jumpsuit he was wearing.…Read more

Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu To Visit PostvilleOn the edge of Postville visitors are greeted by a sign advertising the Iowa town as the birthplace of 1946 Nobel Peace Prize winner John Mott. This weekend, the town will play host to a more recent winner of the prize, the Guatemalan indigenous leader Rigoberta Menchu.…Read more