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May 13, 2026

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raid the Agriprocessors, Inc. slaughterhouse and meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrant workers. Some 300 are convicted on document fraud charges. The raid was the largest ever until that date. Several employees and lower and mid-level managers were convicted on various charges, but not the owner—although he later was jailed for bank fraud and related crimes.
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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Updated On: Aug 06, 2024
Aug. 5, 2024 | TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY | The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law, signed by President Bill Clinton on February 5, 1993, and effective August 5, 1993, requires covered employers to provide employees job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. These include personal or family illness, family military leave, pregnancy, adoption, or the foster care placement of a child… The FMLA was intended "to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families." Learn more here. [Labor unions and other advocates continue to push for paid leave for all workers.] Related: FMLA Doctor’s Notes: What unions need to know
 
 
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