Muslims working for an Ariens manufacturing plant in Wisconsin have been told that they are no longer allowed to pray unless during the specified break time. However, this policy, which had been in place but unenforced for 25 years at the plant, there is a concern among Muslim employees that breaking to pray might result in being fired.
Any accusations of foul play or unfair treatment of Muslim employees would be void, as the company’s policy falls under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidelines on fair treatment. This has not stopped Masjid Imam Hasan Abdi of Green Bay from admonishing the plant’s policy, as he voiced concern over what Muslim employees are expected to do if their break time doesn’t coincide with their designated prayer times.
Dan Ariens, CEO and chairman of the company, said the policy is being enforced in response to an unacceptable dip in policy. He also explained that non-Muslim members of the production teams felt uncomfortable about the breaks, as they didn’t feel it was fair to the rest of them.
Read more about the policy enforcement on page 2.
Give them bacon! And send them to the nearest Muslim country.
Muslims have no honor.
Send them BACK where they came from !!!!!!!
Why should they get any prefferential treatment?
This is the US if you do not work when you are supposed to then quit and let our Vets have a job.
If you cant do the job for personal reasons, That is not the companies fault. If you need special breaks all through out the day, you need to find a job that fits that requirement, not the other way around. Or start your own business that you can work your personal needs into. This is America and the options provided to anyone are the same. I cant take breaks to go lay on my floor mat for 15 minutes to meditate , draw or nap.. Yes it is the same difference as these guys want for themselves. Also it is completely unfair not only to the business owner to have to pay them for the time they are not working, but at the same time no benefit to other non muslim co workers left to handle the full work load and make up the slack for the loss in people on the floor and handling the work load.
According to the federal labor law, a full time employee gets 2 PAID 10 minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch break. This company also has a dedicated prayer room for them. They were taking more breaks throughout the work day than is legally allowed. The president of Ariens has stated that 10 of them have returned to work. Ariens in no way took their prayer time away. As usual, misleading media headlines.
fire the bastards…….
Musslim is a disease ! It needs a cure ! 😉
If those disgusting goat-bangers saw some 4th graders walking by, I’m sure they would cut “prayer” time off in a second. Sub-human slime.