Non-Muslims protest
Yesterday the Nebraska Swift plant agreed to accommodate Muslim demands to change break times so that they could pray during Ramadan. But just as at the Greeley, Colorado Swift plant, non-Muslims are inconvenienced, and are protesting.
And so here again Swift faces a hideous choice -- a choice that American businesses will increasingly be called upon to make. Either they will accommodate Muslims at the expense of non-Muslims, thus creating Muslims as a special class with special rights above non-Muslims, or they will refuse to accommodate Muslims, and thus be charged with "racism" and "bigotry," and hauled into court for a battle they will almost certainly lose.
However, the more courts rule that special privileges for Muslims, at the expense of non-Muslims, constitute "reasonable accommodation" of Muslim demands, the more non-Muslims will continue to protest, and the more it will be clear that those who sneer and say "What's the big deal? This doesn't mean we're about to become an Islamic state" are drastically short-sighted, and haven't grasped the implications of these accommodation initiatives.
These initiatives are an attempt to create Muslims as an especially privileged class in the United States. They are part of the stealth jihad to bring Sharia, step by step, into this country, and to make it clear that when Islamic law and American practices conflict, it is American practices that must give way. The non-Muslim workers who are protesting at Swift's Nebraska plant are living proof that Muslim accommodation means non-Muslim inconvenience (and, ultimately, worse than inconvenience). The fact that Muslim groups show no interest in this, or the slightest willingness to compromise, illustrates the unilateral, intransigent, and supremacist nature of their efforts. The non-Muslims in Nebraska's Swift plant have already been on the receiving end of these efforts, even if they themselves don't fully realize just what is going on and what they are up against.
"Compromise with Muslims on prayer cuts hours for all at Swift plant," by Tracy Overstreet for the Grand Island Independent, September 17 (thanks to Refugee Resettlement Watch):
A compromise reached to accommodate prayer for about 500 Somalian meatpacking plant workers in Grand Island led to a counter protest of even more workers at the JBS Swift & Co. plant Wednesday.Workers including Caucasians, Hispanics, Vietnamese, and African-Americans walked out after clocking in on the B shift shortly after 3 p.m.
Racists!
The objection -- a change in the break schedule that leaves B shift workers shorted of hours Monday through Friday and forces them to work Saturday to earn at least 40 hours of pay."The Somalians say they can only work three hours after sunset, so we're supposed to work 7.3 hours a day Monday through Friday," said Naomi Jakubowski. "We're supposed to come in and make up the time on Saturday or be shorted at just 36 hours."
"I don't want to sacrifice my Saturdays with my kids -- and I can't raise 'em on 36 hours of pay," she said. "I've got rent, food and diapers to buy."
I am thinking, "chickens coming home to roost", which of course is true.
But I'm also thinking that perhaps such incidents can contribute to a rise in understanding of the stealth jihad among ordinary Americans. There needs to be a critical mass of mad-enough folks to stop this nonsense!
Y'know, when the first story came out, I wondered what was going to happen to the Norms ... guess we found out, didn't we???
Why am I reminded of Firesign Theatre - "The Future Fair! It's fair for all and no fair to anybody!"
What? You don't expect equality do you?
Just shut up, throw away your driving licence and put on your burka.
All of the comments to the linked article are for for those protesting, against the Somali Mohammedans.
Progress is being made.
Sorry, "for those protesting."
Yahoo! No PC BS from these Swift non-Mohammedan employees!
wait till they're though with ramadan. bombings will result in the future. let's all thank our congressmen for this, cuz we the people, weren't asked if wanted sharia law, or the promblems we've been having with muslims. thanks!
Not sure if anyone's posted this link yet, but here's the Swift contact link:
http://www.jbsswift.com/contact/index.php
I'm boycotting.
"The Somalians say they can only work three hours after sunset, so we're supposed to work 7.3 hours a day Monday through Friday," said Naomi Jakubowski. "We're supposed to come in and make up the time on Saturday or be shorted at just 36 hours."
Naomi is just one of the little people - clinging to their guns and (non-Muslim) religion no doubt. They just don't have the sophistication of the "elite" who have decided that their culture should be trashed and most of their jobs should be exported to China. And now they must compete with masses of unassimilable third world immigrants for the few that are left.
This is so great! Finally--an egregious choice made by an American company, causing the kufar to rise up and protest, visibly!
I wish I could send supportive email or snail mail to every one of these workers, to tell them not to allow this travesty, and that their rights are worth fighting for.
Note to Muslim supremacists:
You can attempt to manipulate the law, the rules of a company, even the Constitution--But don't screw with the individual American. We don't like it, and we are not passive about things we don't like.
Note to the Swift company:
Your actions so far have not been very "swift", have they? You get what you pay for, guys. I'm sure Somalis are cheap, until they aren't. You might want to consider buying AMERICAN labor, in the future.
For the present you are number one on my boycott list. Congrats.
I start reading this and think that the non-Muslim workers have some minor but irritating grievance. The imposition on their lives and salaries is SHOCKING.
It is a beautiful thing to see ordinary Americans of all different races come together as one to FIGHT ISLAM.
The REAL rainbow coalition! I'm inspired!
Two key points to remember here:
First, the Moon-God calendar they follow pushes Ramadan all over the place every year. Each year coming up Ramadan will take place earlier and earlier in the year, in those long summer months when the sun does not set until 8 or 9 pm. That means EVERY year this will come up again, and the whole schedule will have to be re-engineered. Outside of the outrageous capitulation to a religious choice, this will simply be a scheduling nightmare that, once finalized, will have to be tossed again the next year.
Second, while we do have an immigration problem in this country, let us be thankful that the majority of our immigrants are coming from peaceful, relatively Christian countries in central and south America. In Europe all of their immigrant workers are coming from Muslim lands.
Well now, that didn't take long did it? No one is going to end up happy!
Feel free to write to JB Swift at: mediarelations@jbsswift.com
Here's a copy of the email I just sent:
I have noticed that Swift Co. has given way to Islamic bullying. Rest assured that I will never purchase any products from you again. I feel it is my duty and obligation to educate the public about how your company has trampled every American’s rights in the name of “multiculturalism.” Swift has succeeded in giving Muslims a privileged status by cowering against their demands. This is disgusting. Having been born and raised in Nebraska, I can assure you that your reputation as a company is already stained. Now that you have caved into being bullied by a 7th century cult of death, I look forward to your leaving my home state. Why don’t you open your plant in Somalia?
Sincerely,
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(name and address included in original email)
Note to muslims: If your religious beliefs make it hard for you to observe in a manner you feel you need then don't work for that company.
It's very simple.
"Now that you have caved into being bullied by a 7th century cult of death, I look forward to your leaving my home state. Why don’t you open your plant in Somalia?" --MiamiInfidel
Exxxxcellent!
P.S. I've recently been in Miami, MiamiInfidel. Had a great time as usual.
Anyone who would eat food prepared by their sworn enemy, is a fool.
Muslims look upon us as pigs and monkeys, to be enslaved or killed. How could anyone be so stupid as to eat the food they prepare for us? (And how could any company be so reckless with the safety of the public as to hire Muslim workers to prepare our food?)
Looks like the sleeping giant is slowly waking up!
Maybe there is hope after all? This is a much needed comforting read this morning. Last night, the other half and I decided to catch a flick and we ended up watching "Traitor".
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh! HHAT FREAKIN TAKIYA! We walked out of the theatre in a very somber mood. If you didn't know better, you are made to feel sorry and like some of the "bombers". Not to mention that it is probably highly unlikely to find Don Cheadle's character in the real world.
How clever these lefty Hollywood types are. I can guarantee that 80% of the 10 people watching last night, fell for it hook,line and sinker. CAIR must be soooo proud.
I can't even say anymore. There is soooo much I could rant about but it's not worth the high blood pressure. It just really enrages me that the ignorant and the stupid (there is a difference)make it so much harder and dangerous for those of us who do know and are fighting the dark cloud.
Tick tock. Tick tock. Times a wastin!
Humpf!
I noticed our moslem poster is at Frontpage telling the readers how Christianity is worse then islam.
Always the "you are worse", never stand on your own.
Mohammad was the "perfect man" to be emulated till the end of time. He killed, he stole, he raped, he invaded and conquered land. He said to wage war until no religion remains but islam.
Jesus said "they will know you are Christians by your love." "Those that live by the sword die by the sword."
Employers would be wise to examine the events taking place in these meat processing plants as well as consider the following statistics.
"non-Muslims are inconvenienced"
This is more than "inconvenience. Inconvenience is when you have to be careful where you walk so that you don't trip over some idiot muslim kneeling down to pray in the middle of the workplace.
As "Naomi" states, this effects the very livelihood of non-muslim workers.
The underlying problem is the pretense that Islam is simply a religion like any other religion.
It is not.
It is a totalitarian death cult that makes unreasonable and excessive demands, not only on its followers, but on the entire world.
America prides itself in its freedoms -- esp freedom of thought and freedom of religion.
However, those freedoms come with a basic responsibility of respect for the rights of others, and the implied acknowledgement that my rights of religious expression don't impinge on yours -- not to mention your right of basic livelihood.
This is something the totalitarian death cult cannot accept, and is why it should never be treated as just "another religion."
Our media, politicians and society need to wake up and recognize Islam for what it is -- a dangerous anti-American, anti-Democracy cult.
I have already sent an email to Swift telling them I am now boycotting their products.
Four Steps to Freedom:
- Allah is not God
- Mohammed was not a good man
- Islam is not a religion
- Muslims are not citizens
These muslims should be promptly rounded up and deported.
Thank you miira. Most enlightening.
I wrote Swift for the second time. I wrote the Seattle PI and Times re islamic bus ads. I am writing everyone. I see you'all are as well. I feel a solidarity with this community.
The pen now ... later it may not be enough...
Remember Mao, "Two steps forward, one step back." the point being the one step forwards was even more than what they wanted.
Look for the precedents that affect (and effect)practices and policies, employment, education, law enforcement, zoning.
These exceptions to Somalis in various places is a good example. How do you think they were allowed to emigrate?
Hold the kneejerking and lip-fanning, Folks. A little cereberal influence, supported by common sense would help.
Why do they keep calling these muslim workers 'Somalians'? Are they US citizens, or legal immigrants? Or citizens of Somalia? Why this African identification?
The only reason I can see to keep identifying these 'restive' muslims at the Swift plant as Somalians, is to keep racism in the picture.
To keep the specter of racism as a tactic, is a tactic.
Now there are two charges instead of one, 'racist', 'Islamophobe'.
There's nothing worse on this planet than a racist Islamophobe, right, Swift Management?
This issue at the plant has nothing to do with business productivity and profit, but everything to do with Islamophobic racism.
The management at Swift decided to take time out from making a profit, suspending it for a time, just to practice an evil form of racial Islamophobia on its Somalian employees.
There must be something in the labor code about this insensitive, mean and brutal treatment by Swift Management.
Now they have the protesting non muslims, soon to be denounced as racist Islamophobes themselves.
I bet if those poor picked on Somalis sue, they will end up owning the Swift plant.
Looks like I am blacklisted
Has the slide of your great country towards sharia land started? Individual Americans must fight and save this great nation from Muslim barbarians.
"I've got rent, food and diapers to buy."
You've got health insurance to worry about! They now have to work 6 days a week or forego healthcare. That's 'reasonable accomodation?' Not so much. The non-Muslims need to take this to court. I wonder what Andrew Whitehead's lawyers are doing these days.
The Somalians say they can only work three hours after sunset.
That pretty much says it all. They don't operate by the 'kuffar calendar' or those crazy newfangled inventions called 'clocks.' They work, not according to when their EMPLOYER tells them, but when their Dark-Age Nazi moon-god says to call it a day, onlyso that they can get up at 5, wipe their ass, snort water, then pray to their moon-god to kill all the Jooooos again.
Seriously, why doesn't Swift act like this is America? 3 hours after sunset? that's not even a set time. They want to work 4 hours a day in the winter. That also means that, since they can even entertain the notion of surviving on so few hours of work, that they're getting social services out the ass, their jizya as it were. Ugh! Deport them already. Somalia awaits. Guantanamo awaits.
Hey IndianTiger, no worries. The ummah played their hand too early after being emboldened by what's happening in Eurabia.
I promise you it won't happen here because the Eagle is awake and it's pretty angry too. Oh, I don’t mean the fat, useless, corrupt, complicit Eagle of the Government. No, I mean the average, everyday folk who are now realizing how they've been sold out.
Any employee, regardless of race, that adheres to this limitation had absolutely NO business applying for/accepting employment with contrary hourly expectations.
Nothing in the Swift or Tyson employment agreement changed. Each of these employees is breaching their employment agreement since none of these religious concerns was discussed or agreed upon at time of hire.
The only negotiation should be . . . you want the job we offered you, then get back to work. If this job doesn't satisfy your requirements . . .go find another job that will.
You would think after the Greeley controversy that Swift might have learned something. Idiots.
As infuriated as I am with this stealth jihad incursion, and all the worries that we are starting down the same slippery slope that Great Britain is on, there is a possible silver lining ...
When you look at the raw physical numbers of mulims in this country (still relatively small compared to Eurabia) this grab at the special privileges by the mohammedans may be tactically way too premature. We have only 2 muslims in congress, and we haven't signed on to sharia courts YET. There is enough of our constitutional system still intact, that may allow for a push back to these outrageous demands for special class privileges ... I hope.
If not, I guess I am going to have to get used to those weird new urinals when I fly through Indianapolis International Airport.
It's very encouraging to see the non-muslim swift employees of all races standing up to this. Effectievly cutting of the race card and making this an issue solely based on islam.
I am suprised, but I guess I shouldn't be, at the lack of news coverage this is getting at the national level. This seems like it would be a big story.
Here, in Canada, Maple Leaf Foods, which is in the same business as Swift, is experiencing a major crisis due apparently to contamination by the listeriosis bacteria of some hard-to-reach internal components of slicing machines. This shows how vulnerable this type of industry inherently is. If I were the management at Swift, I'd be wary of disgruntled muslim Somali workers tampering with machines or food (by the way, do they have special exemptions when it comes to handling pork?). Copts in Egypt have long learned to avoid muslim merchants who sometimes contaminate or poison on purpose the food they sell to the dhimmis.
TruthIsReality-
Yikes! I didn't think of that. Not only do we have barbarian Muslims preparing our food we have angry DISGRUNTLED ones.
Abu_Lahab:
Thanks for your assurance that the "land of the free and home of the brave" still has patriots who will stand up to the Muslim thugs and not let it slide from America to Arabica. I do hope the eagle has very sharp talons and strong beak. We in India look up to USA as the last beacon of hope for freedom and democracy. Don't let the freedom loving infidels down. God bless America! My country is down the tubes already with politicians tripping over each other in trying to kiss Muslim behinds.
On a good day, Muslims dream of killing us.
On a bad day, while preparing our food, they just might....
But don't worry, our government food inspectors will hold Swift 100% accountable.
Muslims who can't work normal business hours should just take off the entire month of Ramadan with no pay, no benefits and no guarantee that the job will be waiting for them at the end of the month. Anyone who comes along in the meantime can be hired to take their place.
I have already sent an email to Swift telling them I am now boycotting their products.
Posted by: TheOmegaMan at September 18, 2008 11:10 AM
Ditto.
We seem to be reaching out and touching someone... newspapers, TV, electeds... I see more and more of us are making contact. Taking a stand, saying something! Go Eagles!
I went to the Seattle PI. Most city idiots (citiots) make juvenile, unsubstantiated comments. Those of us that had some meat to our comments may add to the nutrition of this otherwise anemic forum.
I am volunteering for my local political committee. It is 2 hours at a stretch to enlighten like-minded folks. Receptive to good information is an understatement - folks are EAGER to learn and READY to speak up. It is heartening.
Is it my imagination or is site meter at the bottom of the page ticking faster than it did a few months ago? 25 Million hits... Robert You Matter, and so do we minions.
UPDATE Strike of non-Muslim workers at Grand Island Swift plant today over Ramadan accommodation.
The non-Muslim workers were pretty cranky about the situation at Greeley, too.
In Greeley, I understand, there is at least one jihadwatcher who knows someone who works inside the plant, and who had inside information on the bad behaviour indulged in by the Muslims once they were crossed every so slightly.
In Greeley, therefore, there is a way by which information about this website, and thus, information about the Third Jihad in all its forms - violent and fraudulent, Combat and Stealth - can be channelled to the disgruntled kafir employees and the rest of the town.
Question: what is the best way of getting solid information to the rightly angry and worried non-Muslim 'Swift' employees, such as Naomi Jakubowski, who know that *something* is badly wrong, but perhaps don't realize just how badly?
It is they - the little people, the 'hobbits', the Naomi Jakubowskis of the kafir world - who are in fact right now on the front line of the Third Jihad, defending the kafir world against the imposition (by hook or by crook) of a soul-destroying totalitarian geopolitical Arab supremacist cult. If they knew the very basics of what most of us have learned here, from Mr Spencer and Mr Fitzgerald and Mr Ibrahim and others, they might find that extra reserve of courage and be able to dig in their toes.
Let them know that behind them, in spirit, stand Charles Martel and his band of Franks who stopped Islam from devouring all of Western Europe; Pelayo and all those others, Portuguese and Spanish, who resisted the Muslim Moors and, finally, won; Jean de Valette and his handful of knights who held the gate of the West, Malta, against the might of the Muslim Ottoman empire; and Jan Sobieski of Poland who saved Vienna.
Does ACT for America have a Nebraska chapter?
Like the ruling AMerican elites who let in these savages, our Cdn elites have done the same, it started with Trudeau, since these elites do not have to work and live with thes islamists lowlifes, they dont care. it will be the working class who will stop the spread of islam in the west.
The Somalis and other Muslims ruined their countries long ago...now they want to ruin new countries...
I believe that attempts to Islamize American industries are ultimately a lost cause for the Umma, the Ikhwan and its allies, and that even favorable Court decisions are pyrrhic victories--backlash and Muslim lack of productivity will squeeze Muslims out of the workforce. Socialized Europe is a better place for subsidized, nonproductive religiousity. Let these folks go to Sweden.
Typo: should read, "religiosity."
Why do we let these people in? Can we deport them now? We do not need Somali labor (we have a large supply on our southern border). How did the Somalis get here? Did they swim? Did WE pay for their journey?
Y'all should watch "The Letter".
Why should the non-Muslims suffer shorter work hours. Let the Muslims go home three hours after sunset, and let the others stay and work. Maybe the infidels can get some overtime to pick up the Muslims' slack.
http://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/all-hell-breaking-loose-in-grand-island-ne-over-decision-to-accommodate-muslims/
THE NON MUSLIMS SHOULD PROTEST , OK. BUT THEY ALSO SHOULD BRING A FEW PIGS AROUND THE PLAN.... TRUST ME THE PIG STUFF IS A REAL MUSLIM DETERRANT
Non-Muslim Swift workers... you are patriots!