Tyson foods defends decision to drop Labor day in favor of Muslim holiday *update* video added

by Infidelesto on August 5, 2008 · Comments

Tyson foods responded today with a press release regarding their decision to drop Labor Day as a paid holiday in favor of the Muslim holiday EID al-Fitr.

Of course they are a private company, but we have every right to boycott their products if we feel like their company policies are detrimental to American history and culture and that’s exactly what this is.

Here’s what they put out:

Springdale, Arkansas – August 4, 2008– Contrary to recent reports, Labor Day is still a holiday at Tyson Foods. This issue concerns only the plant at Shelbyville, TN. The majority of employees at the Tyson plant in Shelbyville, TN, are represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Stores Union (RWDSU), an American union that asked for and received Eid al-Fitr, as one of their eight paid holidays, in place of Labor Day. This applies only to the Shelbyville plant and resulted as part of the union contract negotiated last fall. This change does not apply to Tyson Foods’ other 118 plants. This is not a religious accommodation, rather, it is part of a union-initiated contract demand.

This change came about as a result of union demands brought to the negotiating table, and was agreed upon by Tyson in an effort to reach a contractual agreement with the union. The contract that calls for this change was unanimously recommended by the 12-person union bargaining committee, which included three Somali employees. The contract was then overwhelmingly agreed to by 80 percent of the rank and file membership of the union at the Shelbyville plant.

hattip: ZIP

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  • Greek Fire
    Tyson still presents no reason to stop a boycott. For one, they caved to such a demand, and for two, any boycott would impact the union as well as the company.
  • jennyjen
    Not just Tyson is to blame, you gotta point a finger at the Union for even putting that crap on the table! Damn, Tyson- glad I'm in the other corner of Arkansas and what is up with Shelbyville, TN! C'mon people, your in Tennessee for Christ's Sake and you want to celebrate a false prophet, wtf?? yeah, ban on Tyson and Tennessee- Beale Street is not getting another dime from me, its gone to shit anyways.
  • What's next, half-days for Ramadan? Or how about days off for the prophet Mohammed's birthday? I wonder if they'll exchange Christmas for that one?
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