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CO Muslim Workers Fired for Walkout

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150 people let go after prayer dispute.

Cargill Meat Solutions fired about 150 Muslim meatpacking workers in Colorado, many of whom were immigrants from Somalia, after nearly 200 people protested a workplace-prayer dispute at the plant 10 days ago. The Denver Post reported the Minnsota-based agriculture giant fired the employees in the middle of negotiations between the company and the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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