"Accommodation requests are made to work area supervision and granted based on production line staffing and other factors that may vary day-to-day," said Cargill in its Friday statement. "Although not guaranteed, and not part of the meal and break periods that are part of the plant's union agreement with Teamsters local 455, the vast majority of religious accommodation requests are routinely granted during each of the plant's two weekday work shifts."
Muslim workers may reapply for jobs sooner after firings over prayer dispute →
The holiday season took on new meaning in Fort Morgan, Colo., when 190 Somali Muslim immigrants stayed home from their jobs at a Cargill Meat Solutions processing plant to protest a policy they said didn't provide them enough time during the work day to recite their prayers.
EDITORIAL: Some faiths treated more equal than others →
