Swift Meat Plants Closed After U.S. Immigration Raids
Via Bloomberg News
12/12/2006
Daniel J. Goldstein of Bloomberg.com writes: "Swift & Co., the third-largest U.S. beef producer, said operations at six of its meatpacking plants were suspended after federal agents raided the facilities in an investigation into possible hiring of illegal aliens. The plants produce all of Swift's beef in the U.S. and 77 percent of its pork, the Greeley, Colorado-based company said in a statement. Some production at the plants, which account for 11 percent of U.S. beef, may be restored today, Swift spokesman Sean McHugh said"
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12/12/2006
Daniel J. Goldstein of Bloomberg.com writes: "Swift & Co., the third-largest U.S. beef producer, said operations at six of its meatpacking plants were suspended after federal agents raided the facilities in an investigation into possible hiring of illegal aliens. The plants produce all of Swift's beef in the U.S. and 77 percent of its pork, the Greeley, Colorado-based company said in a statement. Some production at the plants, which account for 11 percent of U.S. beef, may be restored today, Swift spokesman Sean McHugh said"
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