Religious leader says 150 Muslim workers fired at Nebraska plant
Saturday, September 20, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. -- A Grand Island meatpacking plant fired at least 86 workers Friday after they walked off the job amid a dispute over prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, company officials said.
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