Tyson replaces Labor Day with Muslim Eid al-Fitr

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | August 02, 2008 | Bob Unruh

[Man50D]

Food workers at the Shelbyville, Tenn., plant for Tyson Foods, which boasts on its corporate website that it strives "to honor God," will have time off for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday closing the month of Ramadan, instead of the American tradition Labor Day.

Officials with the company told WND the labor union representing the 1,200 plant workers, including about 700 immigrants from Somalia who largely are Muslim, sought the holiday change in the new five-year contract, and the company agreed.

Officials with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union issue a press statement about the new "contract [that] creates an additional paid holiday, [Eid al-Fitr,] a Muslim holiday that occurs toward the end of Ramadan."

A spokeswoman at the union's office told WND no one was in the office today who could comment on the request.

To the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Gary Mickelson, Tyson's media chief, said there is no new holiday, but at the union's request the company agreed to discontinue the Labor Day holiday and implement Eid al-Fitr.

"Union leadership did request and receive Eid al-Fitr (which is apparently spelled various ways including Id al-Fitr and Eid ul-Fitr) as a paid holiday in place of Labor Day," Mickelson told the newspaper.

"Since all Team Members will still have eight paid holidays, the change will not affect production," Mickelson said.

On the paper's forum page, readers were outraged.

"If this holiday is that important to them, make them take it off instead of Christmas Day and allow ALL workers to be off Labor Day. Most AMERICAN families have some type of function on Labor Day," wrote one anonymous participant.

[Man50D]

The goal of Islam is world domination is ilustrated in the following article.

Islamic Scholar Warns U.S. of 'Two-Faced' Muslims

[GWMcClintock]

Maybe Immigration should have a look at this plants “union members.” More illegals doing the work Americans won’t do.

[Rapscallion]

My boycot of Tyson products begins today.

[Adder]

Well dang!

And they wouldn’t budge on the Confederate Memorial Day issue....

So what is it? Merry Eid? Happy Eid? Since its at the end of Ramadan, is it “eid up!, fasting’s over”?

[Caipirabob]

I think there are other viable alternatives to Tyson products. I'll be looking for them instead. Abandon our traditions, abandon our business relationship.

[proudofthesouth]

Someone on another post here last night gave the email address for Tyson’s PR(?) person.

I emailed him a blistering letter.

If anyone wants his email address FReep mail me.

[freeangel]

“my boycott of Tyson begins today”

I’m thinking a few hundred thousand e-mails and letters wouldn’t hurt either.

[verga]

The following is adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat:

Islam is not a religion nor is it a cult. It is a complete system. Islam has religious, legal, political, economic and military components. The religious component is a beard for all the other components. Islamization occurs when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their so-called ‘religious rights'.

When politically correct and culturally diverse societies agree to ‘the reasonable’ Muslim demands for their ‘religious rights,’ they also get the other components under the table. Here’s how it works (percentages source CIA: The World Fact Book (2007)).

As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness:

Nation	% Muslim
United States	1.0%
Australia	1.5%
Italy	1.5%
Norway	1.8%
Canada	1.9%
China	2.0%

At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs:

Nation	% Muslim
Denmark	2.0%
United Kingdom	2.7%
Germany	3.7%
Spain	4.0%
Thailand	4.6%

From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. They will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves — along with threats for failure to comply. (United States).

Nation	% Muslim
Switzerland	4.3%
Philippines	5.0%
Sweden	5.0%
The Netherlands	5.5%
Trinida and Tabago	5.8%
France	8.0%

At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world but to establish Sharia law over the entire world. When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions (Paris –car-burnings). Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats (Amsterdam - Mohammed cartoons).

Nation	% Muslim
Guyana	10.0%
India	13.4%
Israel	16.0%
Kenya	10.0%
Russia	15.0%

After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning:

Nation	% Muslim
Ethiopia	32.8%

At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare:

Nation	% Muslim
Bosnia	40.0%
Chad	50.1%
Lebanon	59.7%

From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels:

Nation	% Muslim
Albania	70.0%
Malaysia	60.4%
Qatar	77.5%
Sudan	70.0%

After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide:

Nation	% Muslim
Bangladesh	83.0%
Egypt	90.0%
Gaza	98.7%
Indonesia	86.1%
Iran	98.0%
Iraq	97.0%
Jordan	92.0%
Morocco	98.7%
Pakistan	97.0%
Syria	90.0%
Tajikistan	90.0%
Turkey	99.8%
United Arab Emirates	96.0%

100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ — the Islamic House of Peace — there’s supposed to be peace because everybody is a Muslim:

Nation	% Muslim
Yemen	99.9%
Afghanistan	100.0%
Saudi Arabia	100.0%
Somalia	100.0%

Of course, that’s not the case. To satisfy their blood lust, Muslims then start killing each other for a variety of reasons.

"Before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; and the tribe against the world and all of us against the infidel."

– Leon Uris, ‘The Haj’.

It is good to remember that in many, many countries, such as France, the Muslim populations are centered around ghettos based on their ethnicity. Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. Therefore, they exercise more power than their national average would indicate.

[auboy]

I have never bought a Tyson product, and never will..

[PajamaTruthMafia]

I wonder if Africans and people of African decent know this: Islam & African Slavery Part 20

[paul544]

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[PajamaTruthMafia]

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• Does Islam Mean Peace? Part 2 WE are assured by Muhammadans and their supporters that Islam means PEACE and is a PEACEFUL belief system. Learn the truth
• Who is a Muslim? Part 3 Contrary to all claims by the followers of Muhammad, that they are the ONLY Muslims, the Quran asserts OTHERWISE.
• Who is Allah? Part 4 Most followers of Muhammad do not KNOW that Allah was the NAME of the supreme rock god of the Quraysh
• Women in Islam Part 5 Scholars of Muhammadan Islam & some women, assure the world that they are treated with great respect & equality. Is this TRUE?
• Quranic Contradictions Part 6A. Most people are CONFUSED when they read or listen to Quranic verses which are SUBLIME and then others which are VILE because they are ignorant of the TWO distinct periods of alleged revelations.
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• Jihad in Islam Part 7 In spite of all the TV images of acts of death & destruction committed by JIHADISTS all over the world, we are assured that they are contrary to the Quran. Are they?
• Islamophobia Part 8 Islamophobia actually means FEAR of Islam - its TEACHINGS - & NOT of Muslims, should it be a legitimate and real condition among the so called UNBELIEVERS?
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• Al Hijab Part 13 We are told by the Muhammadans that the HIJAB is mandated in the Quran. Can ANYONE find the verse or the chapter of Hijab?
• Quran AGAINST Christians Part 14 What does TOLERANT Quran tell its followers about Christians?
• Night Journey or Laylat al Isra Part 15 Muhammadans tell the world that the Quran states that Muhammad was PHYSICALLY transported to JERUSALEM. Was he?
• Quran AGAINST Jews Part 16 What does TOLERANT Quran tell its followers about Jews?
• Quran and PRE-DESTINATION Part 17 How does the DOCTRINE of Pre-Destination affect the Cult of Muhammadan Islam?
• Abrogating & Abrogated Verses Part 18 If Allah is God, why then is he NOT Omniscient?
• Quran AGAINST Unbelievers Part 19 What are Peace Loving Muhammadan Islam's intentions regarding so called UNBELIEVERS?
• Islam & African Slavery Part 20 Muhammadan Muslims DENIGRATE the Christians for Black Slavery. What are the FACTS?
• Myth of Islamic Civilization Part 21 How TRUE are Muhammadan claims about their so called Islamic Civilization?
• Quran AGAINST Arabs Part 22 The Quran is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY hatemongering text, even about its Arabs
• Quran vs Bible Contradictions Part 23 If Allah revealed BOTH the Bible & the Quran, then why does the Quran CONTRADICT the Bible?
• Satanic Quran Part 24 What part does the Quran play in the character formation of its followers?
• Suicide in Islam Part 25 According to Muhammadan Islam, those who BLOW themselves up actually end up in HELL!
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• Seventy Two Virgins Part 30 Neither Allah nor Gabriel ever told Muhammad about the alleged rewards of the Seventy Two Virgins
• Taqiyah or Islamic Subterfuge Part 31 Can the followers of Muhammad ever be LOYAL to the Peoples & Institutions of the INFIDELS/ UNBELIEVERS?
• And THEN it was Revealed Part 32 Why were almost ALL of the verses of the Quran 'revealed' after the EVENTS and not BEFORE?
• Muhammad's Compassion & Mercy Part 33Was Muhammad as Compassionate & Merciful as his followers want us to believe?
• Khadijah & Islam Part 34 Muhammadan Scholars do not dwell on Khadijah's SINGULAR importance on Muhammad's concept of Monotheism
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• Muhammad the sinful Part 41 Was Muhammad as PURE as his followers want us to believe?
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• Muhammad the Forgetful Part 43 Contrary to his portrayal as the PERFECT man by his followers, Muhammad was prone to a lot of failings
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• The Jews of Arabia Part 45B Continued
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• Male Muhammadan Characteristics Part 48 Why do MALE followers of Muhammad exhibit almost IDENTICAL characteristics irrespective of culture, race, colour or sect?
• Isaac or Ishmael? Part 49 If the Quran was truly revealed by God, how is it then LOGICAL for the Arabs to claim that it was Ishmael who was being SACRIFICED?
• Battle of Yamama Part 50 In this battle HUNDREDS of Quran MEMORIZERS were slaughtered and with them hundreds of verses of the Quran.
• Biblical NAMES in the Quran Part 51 Did Muhammad and his PAGAN Arabs know anything about the Bible BEFORE Muhammad's ALLEGED revelations?
• Christians of Arabia Part 52 Contrary to the FALSIFIED explanations of Muhammadan 'scholars', the Christians of Arabia were actually NATIVE Arabs
• Allah & his Apostle Know Best Part 53 It was during his Madina period that Muhammad invariably ASSOCIATED himself on an EQUAL footing with Allah
• Seven Versions of the Quran Part 54 The SCRIPTUES of the Hebrews, Christians, Zoroasterians etc were revealed in ONE version. Why NOT the Quran?
• Muhammad & the News Media Part 55 Even after the lapse of 1400 years, Muhammadan Muslim governments REPLICATE Muhammad
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• Jizzya or Poll Tax Part 57 Not only were the lands of the People of the Book OCCUPIED by the Muhammadan Arabs, they added Insult to Injury to permanently HUMILIATE them
• Quran Unravelled Part 58A A TWO part IRREFUTABLE summary DISPROVING the alleged DIVINE origin of the Quran
• Quran Unravelled Part 58B Continued
• Muhammad the Coward Part 59 We are REGALED by Muhammad's followers about his astounding bravery. Are these FACTS?
• Anything New in the Quran? Anything? Part 60 Does the Quran reveal anything NEW of value?
• Fight/Kill/Slay in the Quran Part 61 Is the Quran a book of PEACE?
• Allah's Chosen People Part 62 Who are Allah's Chosen People?
• No Compulsion in Religion Part 63 Does the Quran support FREEDOM of CONCIENCE?
• Islam: Cult or Religion? Part 64 Is Muhammadan Islam a RELIGION?
• Ka'ba or Solomon's Temple? Part 65 If the Ka'ba was Allah's FIRST HOUSE, why was Muhammad FIRST Qibla towards JERUSALEM?
• Gabriel or Jibril Part 66 Where from did Muhammad PLAGIARIZE the concept of the angel Gabriel?
• Dilemma of Muhammadan Muslims Part 67 Since Muhammadan Muslims cannot ARTICULATE a FACTUAL defense of their beliefs, they invariably resort to INSULTS & Red Herrings.
• Hagar & Ishmael Part 68 Were Hagar & Ishmael the progenitors of the Arabs as they claim? Were they EVER in Arabia?
• Ilm or Knowledge Part 69 Is it TRUE that the Quran teaches its followers to learn the SCIENCES?
• Read or Recite? Part 70 What ACTUALLY did Gabriel allegedly tell Muhammad to do?
• Good & Bad Muslims Part 71 Who according to the Quran are considered the BEST Muhammadan Muslims?
• Promised Land in the Quran Part 72 Does Allah in the Quran ASSERT the right of the Israelites to their land?
• Apostasy or Ridda wars Part 73 Hundreds of 'Revealed' verses of the 'INVIOLATE' Quran were lost with their slaughtered MEMORIZERS
• Muhammad's Psychological Profile Part 74 The Psychological Profile of every human being is the product of all the influences that affected its upbringing from birth to maturity. Muhammad was not different.
• Plagues or Commandments? Part 75 How could the alleged prophet of Allah mix up the TEN Plagues with the TEN Commandments?

[paul544]

Looks like it was already posted...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055286/posts

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

GTFOOMC

[kittymyrib]

So Tyson foods is dropping Labor Day so that Somalis can be home to slit the throat of a goat in their backyard and worship the moon god. How stupid of us to go down the same PC road that has doomed Britain.
Why does any American buy any product with “Tyson” on it anyway? I haven’t since 1990, when I learned they were one of Clinton’s main money pots.

[John D]

My boycot of Tyson products begins today.

Why boycott Tyson? It is the union that wants the change. Tyson does not care what holidays it pays for. The union was the one that wanted to give up Labor Day in order to get the mooseslime holiday.

[bboop]

My boycott starts today, too.

[pointsal]

Target marketing by Tyson.... maybe the bubbas need to drop this outfit from the shopping list....

[Dahoser]

Why does any American buy any product with “Tyson” on it anyway? I haven’t since 1990, when I learned they were one of Clinton’s main money pots.

Exactamundo! Association with the Klintoons was enough for me to stay far away from Tyson.

[bboop]

Why don’t you just post the PR person’s name? And a list of Tyson foods so we can avoid them.

[Past Your Eyes]

Better late than never. Never ever would I knowingly buy anything from them.

[WSGilcrest]

Screw ‘em. Turn it into a pork processing plant!

[WellyP]

Tyson just lost me as well! I WILL NEVER “BEND OVER” FOR ISLAM!

[PGalt]

BTTT! Thanks to all posters!

[MissEdie]

Mine too! Maybe we Freepers need to take this boycott nationwide..

[mewzilla]

Related link with a couple of other Shelbyville related links...

Plant Drops Labor Day For Muslim Holiday

[proudofthesouth]

gary.mickelson@tyson.com

I think he is the PR person. I got this from another thread here on FR last night. You can search on Tyson and find that thread that also has the phone number.

As for what foods Tyson sells I haven't the vaguest idea. Maybe some other FReeper can come up with that list.

[em2vn]

A union in the meat processing industry is a non-union. Tyson could replace everyone of the employees in twelve hours if they struck. Tyson has twenty million illegals to pick from.
I e-mailed Wal-Mart and expressed my refusal to purchase Tyson products from them because of this.
Tyson’s lives and dies by Wal-Mart’s decisions.

[bboop]

My letter to Mr. Mickelson at Tyson —

Tyson is now celebrating Eid al-Fitr? Here in the United States of America?

I think that is reprehensible, disgusting beyond measure, and it shows total ignorance of the very real state of current affairs.

Do you think the Germans were highly honored in this country DURING World War II? That the citizens of our great country, while we sent young men to fight the Nazi scourge, bent over backwards and kissed their hind ends to prove that they really LOVED all Germans and just hated the fascists?

I think not.I will be joining the boycott of Tyson foods.

[em2vn]

I’m a retired union member. Therefore, I gave the RWDSU an ear full in an e-mail. The question I posed was simple. “How damn dumb are you? Labor Day is a celebration of American’s working citizens. What’s next, Easter?”

[GBA]

I quit buying Tyson products during the Clinton years when it was reported that Tyson was a big Clinton donor. Since reading this, I have upgraded to a lifetime Tyson boycott. Tyson should just come out of the closet and go with all muslim/satanic holidays. allafubar!

[Vigilanteman]

I started boycotting Tyson and Purdue when I found out they were hiring TB-infested illegal aliens in their plants in Arkansas. This helped us discover the Amish sell chicken which really taste like chicken for about a dime a pound more for a dollar a pound more flavor.

[lilycicero]

Amen!

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I just contacted Tyson via their website. If anyone knows the name of the CEO, I would love to drop him a line! :0)

[BunnySlippers]

I’m joining you.

Remember, Tyson means all meat products from fast food outlets ... and almost all frozen food meat products.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I used this link to voice my opinion:

http://www.tyson.com/Recipes/CustomerService.aspx

[The Wizard]

I buy no Tyson products knowingly until this is reversed.

[Liberty2007]

x2 2 threads down

[politicalwit]

It is the union that wants the change.

It is rather ironic isn't it...a union dropping a "holiday" supported and pushed on to the American business by unions to recognize unions.

Is this union known as the Federation of Union Chicken Killers?

[ninergold3]

I did the same and then forwarded the article and email address to my family and friends. . .

[El Gato]

At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs:

The table shows the US at only 1%, but they've been doing that sort of recruiting here since the days when Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr became Mohammad Ali.

Interestingly, Cassius Clay's (father's) namesake was an emancipationist White Guy in Kentucky, (one of the founders of the Republican party) whereas it was Muslim Arabs that enslaved the ancestors of the black Cassius Marcellus Clays.

Hmm.

[El Gato]

Why boycott Tyson? It is the union that wants the change.

Which Tyson gave into. Besides you can't boycott the union without boycotting Tyson as well.

Besides, there are lots of other good reasons to boycott Tyson, as indicated in the posts on this and the other "Eid" threads.

[El Gato]

Screw ‘em. Turn it into a pork processing plant!

I heard it was a pork processing plant before they brought the Somalis in to process chickens. You know you can never really get all the pig stuff out of a hog slaughterhouse.

I'm sure Orothodox Jews wouldn't go near the place.

[El Gato]

Some one give me a website and I will let my feelings be known to Tyson.

Tyson Foods

Contact page.

http://www.tyson.com/Corporate/Contact/Contact.aspx

BTW,

Tyson Media Contact

Gary Mickelson
office: 479-290-6111
cell: 479-236-9022
gary.mickelson@tyson.com

Mail: Tyson Foods, Inc. P.O. Box 2020
Springdale, AR 72764-6999
Telephone: 1-800-643-3410 2210 West Oaklawn Drive
Springdale, AR 72764-6999

[Cindy]

Related thread here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055286/posts

[forkinsocket]

Eid mubarak.