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Show DAILY AS Jeffs Jeffs had tried to give the note to Shumate during the hearing, Continued from A I butthejuce refused it an action Shumate said Friday made the note a privileged courtroom triggered by a motion from rammunication, even though lawyers for a media coalition, including The Associated Press, Jeffs told a bailiff after the who objected to the sealed files. March hearing that he wanted to Separately, defense attorneys hold a news conference to share the note with the media. had asked the judge to ban Shumate condemned the media cameras from the courtroom. newspaper's decision to enhance the photo and publish it. The Deseret Morning News "But the court can't take poor on April 5 published a photo taken by one of its photogjudgment and bad decisionmaking and condemn all the raphers in the courtroom on other people in the profession," March 27 as part of a media the judge said. pooL The newspaper had Cameras are allowed in Utah digitally enhanced the photo of courtrooms at the judge's pleaJeffs holding a piece of paper with writing on it to determine sure. Shumate said he would continue to allow cameras at the contents of the note. the hearings, but added some The story said the note's contents were "corroborated by law new restrictions, including that enforcement sources who spoke "images captured will not be to the Deseret Morning News on enhanced or published in enhanced form." the condition of anonymity." H ERA L Saturday. May 26, 2007 D. expected to return the beef plants to full operation, resulting in higher costs and lost business. Continued from Al "Immigration ref orm legislation now one key component of the measure in . being considered in the Seriate is a credible, productive first step and one that Congress: enhancement of current systems for screening employees. Among deserves full consideration by lawmakother things, the bill would fund online ers," American Meat Institute President J. systems that use new technologies such Patrick Boyle said in a written statement. as biometrics to help verify identities and However, both Swift and the United Food and Commercial Workers union work status. The nation's meat and poultry indusexpressed concerns about the reform measure. try employs 500,000 workers, making it the largest sector of agriculture, acThe union argues that guest worker programs would turn permanent jobs cording to the American Meat Institute. into temporary ones and lower workLately, that work force has gotten a closer look from immigration enforceplace standards for all employees. "It ment officials. creates second-clas- s workers," said Martin Rosas, secretary-treasure- r For example, operations at Swift of the union in Dodge City. plants in Colorado, Minnesota, Iowa, Swift says the nation would benefit Nebraska, Texas and Utah were susmore by providing immigrants a path to pended for several hours on Dec. 12 while immigration agents arrested more citizenship. "Our needs are d than 1,200 workers. Swift has estimated and we do invest substantial amount of the financial impact of the raids at up time and money in training a new hire, so we obviously prefer to keep them to $50 million. The Greeley, on the payroll rather than lose them," company said it has taken longer than McHughsaid. Rosas said he was especially concerned that the guest worker provisions could make it even easier for plants to while get rid of workers who are injured on the job. "Through the years, the corporations, particularly the meatpacking industry, has used workers and disposed of workers as they want because of very high injury rates in the meatpacking industry. It is common practice now; it would be even worse" with a guest worker program, Rosas said. Nationwide, about 47,500 workers in the animal slaughter and processing industry were hurt in 2005 while on the 100 workjob, a rate of 9.1 injuries per data Statistics Labor of Bureau ers, shows. Thirteen workers were killed. But the American Meat Institute points to statistics showing the number of injuries has fallen by almost 70 percent since 1990, when the industry partnered with the union and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to develop ergonomic guidelines. Immigration year-roun- Colo.-base- d GREAT SAVINGS STOREWIDE FOR YOU, YOUR 75 Great Selection of AND FAMILY OFF Dresses. Ladies', Pefites' & Dillard's Woman sizes. YOUR HOME! 75 S30 OFF iff Better Separates. 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