Meatpacker fined $10 million
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Agriprocessors Inc., a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa, faces nearly $10 million in civil penalties for violating state wage laws, officials said Wednesday.
The violations allegedly occurred at the Postville, Iowa, plant between Jan. 1, 2006, and June 30 of this year, The Des Moines (Iowa) Register reported.
“Once again, Agriprocessors has demonstrated a complete disregard for Iowa law,” Iowa Labor Commissioner Dave Neil said in a prepared statement. “This continued course of violations is a black mark on Iowa’s business community.”
Scott Frotman, spokesman for the United Food and Commercial Workers, said the slaughter of cattle has been discontinued at the plant since Monday.
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Meatpacker fined $10 million
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