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In Monroe, Wisconsin, employees at W&W Dairy have gone on strike following the company’s acquisition by Kansas-based Dairy Farmers of America. Workers say the requirement to verify immigration status through E-Verify sparked fears of job loss, particularly among longtime immigrant employees. Some are now demanding severance pay, citing decades of service to the cheesemaker. Advocates, including Voces de la Frontera, framed the dispute as a matter of dignity and fairness, while Dairy Farmers of America defended the move as compliance with federal law.