▁and ▁immediately ▁terminated ▁employ ment ▁of ▁workers ▁who ▁compla ined ▁about ▁conditions ▁or ▁w ages . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Jewish ▁employees ▁at ▁Ag ri process ors ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁st aged ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁walk out ▁over ▁delayed ▁payment ▁of ▁w ages ▁and ▁other ▁compens ation ▁issues . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Labor ▁Commission ▁f ined ▁Ag ri process ors ▁$ 9 . 9 9 ▁million ▁for ▁various ▁viol ations ▁of ▁state ▁labor ▁law , ▁including ▁il leg ally ▁ded uct ing ▁money ▁from ▁employees ▁for ▁safety ▁equipment ▁and ▁failing ▁to ▁pay ▁employees . ▁ ▁Anti - comp et itive ▁practices ▁A ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁featured ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁sharp ▁business ▁practices ▁by ▁the ▁Rub ash kins : ▁int im id ating ▁riv als ▁( with ▁thre ats ▁of ▁physical ▁violence ), ▁manip ulation ▁of ▁the ▁k os her ▁cert ification ▁system , ▁coll usion ▁with ▁supp liers ▁to ▁with hold ▁supplies ▁from ▁compet itors , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Federal ▁imm igration ▁ra id ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁U . S . ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Custom s ▁En for cement ▁( ICE ) ▁st aged ▁a ▁ra id ▁that ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁“ larg est ▁criminal ▁works ite ▁enfor cement ▁operation ▁in ▁U . S . ▁history ”. ▁Federal ▁authorities ▁arrested ▁ 3