Muslim workers return to Islamic prayer

After Council on American-Islamic Relations intervention, Muslim workers return to Islamic prayer break granted

Martin Fisher with PRB News reported Tuesday, Feb. 26, on the Council on American-Islamic Relations win for Islamic prayers at a chain management company in Pennsylvania.

Somali Muslims, 16 of them, who had walked off their jobs over the issue were given new employment offers that included special accommodation for Islamic prayer rituals.

CAIR-PA’s civil rights director met with a representative of Arnolds Logistics to resolve the situation, explaining that a five-minute break is inadequate time to perform Islamic prayers.

The Camp Hill-based company agreed to let Muslim employees take a 15-minute break to pray as long as they clock out during that time. The 16 employees were offered a re-hire under that agreement.

“The supply company offered employment to those former employees, and my understanding is eight or nine went back,” CAIR-PA Civil Rights Director Justin Peyton said to PRB News. “The others had already found other jobs.”

The Council on American-Islamic Relations claims itself to be a civil liberties group representing Muslim interests.

Arnolds Logistics Human Resources Manager Amy Rafferty told PRB News the accommodations are in place for the Islamic employees, and the company is equally open to other employees with accommodation needs for their prayer rituals within certain responsible guidelines.

“We look at that on a case by case basis and make any religious accommodations pursuant to our responsibilities as an employer,” Rafferty said.

As of Tuesday, Feb. 26, no other employees had any complaints or issues regarding religious accommodations at Arnolds Logistics. “Not at this time,” Rafferty confirmed.

She said she thought the employees who did not return to Arnolds found satisfactory work elsewhere. “That is my assumption,” she said.

CAIR’s size and influence is supported by 33 regional offices, chapters and affiliate organizations nationwide and in Canada.

CAIR’s claimed mission is to enhance understanding about Islam through dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims and build coalitions that promote their issues of justice.

CAIR has been the subject of criticism as a pro-Islamist front group protecting insurrectionist activities of groups linked to terrorism and pro-terrorist organizations hiding behind a Muslim religious mask.

It is an understatement to say CAIR has been criticized “some” over the years. They are in fact an un-indicted co-conspirator in a Texas case against a terrorist front organization – and CAIR’s beginnings include Islamist Muslim terrorist sympathizers.

It may be their bigness enables them to handle seemingly benign issues such as making sure a religious group of Muslims can pray during their work day – the issue also happens to work well in establishing CAIR’s credibility when cloaking as a civil-rights group.

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