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Shalom from Uri L'Tzedek!
We are honored to be posting here among this community of tzaddikim, scholars and activists. As you have all probably heard, the crisis in Postville, IA rages on. A few days ago, a company hired to provide temporary labor Agriprocessors pulled out approximately 150 workers due to safety concerns at the plant. Hundreds of children of detained workers are still separated from their mothers and fathers. The Rubashkin empire continues to claim it has done absolutely nothing wrong and that every single allegation of worker abuse, witholding of wages, and child labor is a lie. A writer for Kosher Today and consultant for Agriprocessors recently told us how to think about the ethics of our food. "The main issue is not 'Am I buying an ethical product. They don't care if the owner of a company does this or that. As long as it's safe and good, they'll buy." Let's show them how wrong they are. Take action in demanding that the Rubashkin family show they are commited to protecting the health and safety, fair wages, and rights to organize of their workers by creating a department of compliance accountable to a 3rd party by June 15. If not, we stop buying their products. 1000 people and organizations have signed on already, including Jewish Funds for Justice, Hazon, Ruth Messinger, Rabbi Avi Weiss, and Rabbi Sholom Riskin. Join us. Sign the petition here. Tizku l'mitzvot, Uri L'Tzedek (uriltzedek.webnode.com)
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