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7. It also requires reasonable accommodation where possible.

Sun Jan 3, 2016, 02:30 PM

Jan 2016

The net result of your argument is that observant Muslims will not work there. Period. Of course, the gloss given to this discrimination is that they will voluntarily choose to not work there.

Labor law is governed by federal law, which includes the First Amendment. There have been way too many case where racial, ethnic, gender and religious discrimination has taken place under the guise of labor law, with or without a union contract.

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Religious liberty and the Cargill meatpacking plant [View all] rug Jan 2016 OP

This could get tricky when other religious groups start making requests... Buzz Clik Jan 2016 #1

Amen! NastyRiffraff Jan 2016 #4

The more secular our society becomes, the better. earthside Jan 2016 #2

Faith is a distinctively personal experience TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #3

I have never understood "conditional validity" theologies. n/t TygrBright Jan 2016 #5

The first amendment guarantees whitefordmd Jan 2016 #6

It also requires reasonable accommodation where possible. rug Jan 2016 #7

Everything I've read about the story indicates reasonable accommodations were made.. whitefordmd Jan 2016 #8

If the plant did, they're in the clear. If they didn't, they have a problem. rug Jan 2016 #9

here's my take on it whitefordmd Jan 2016 #10

Wildcats are time-honored and often the only tool available, provided they're done right. rug Jan 2016 #11