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Tyson Plant Drops Labor Day for Muslim Holiday
FoxNews.com ^ | August 05, 2008

Posted on 08/27/2012 11:54:56 AM PDT by null and void

Edited on 08/27/2012 11:58:09 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Workers at a Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Tennessee have opted to trade a paid Labor Day holiday for the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr.

A 5-year contract approved by members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union at the Shelbyville, Tenn., plant last November includes the change to accommodate Muslim workers.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: eidalfitr; holidays; laborday; muslimamericans; poultry; tysonfoods
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To: major-pelham

Yes, came across my desktop this AM.

On the interwebs nothing ever really dies...


61 posted on 08/27/2012 12:45:08 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1316 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: OafOfOffice

Thank you for clearing that up. I searched and found no collaborating sources.

Fox should be ashamed and post a retraction


62 posted on 08/27/2012 12:46:04 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: massgopguy

Hell, just about every day that ends in Y is a federal holiday


63 posted on 08/27/2012 12:46:27 PM PDT by Figment
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To: eddie willers

Is it any wonder they call it, “Faux News”?


64 posted on 08/27/2012 12:48:32 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: null and void
Their press release studiously avoids saying one way or another.

Well this was the SECOND SENTENCE in the release:

Tyson does NOT offer its workers a paid Muslim holiday at any location.

Are you saying they are lying?

65 posted on 08/27/2012 12:49:31 PM PDT by nascarnation (Defeat Baraq 2012. Deport Baraq 2013)
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To: ZULU
The Hildabeast was on their board of directors. I wouldn't hold that against them given that as an Arkansas company that was pretty much required to keep anything unfortunate from happening to your company.
66 posted on 08/27/2012 12:50:18 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1316 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: eddie willers; null and void

Now I must make another Mea Culpa.

I just noticed the date of publication as 2008. Maybe Fox did indeed report that the effort failed.

Why the hell did you post this?

This thread should be locked or pulled.


67 posted on 08/27/2012 12:50:44 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: nascarnation

GAH! I missed that.

This has long day written all over it.


68 posted on 08/27/2012 12:53:02 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1316 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: dfwgator
Is it any wonder they call it, “Faux News”?

Under further review, it is the poster, null and void, who should be slapped around.

69 posted on 08/27/2012 12:53:12 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: null and void

I have asked Tyson more questions because I remember there was a walkout or something similar. Muslims had made demands and non muslim workers walked off. Let me look for that article.


70 posted on 08/27/2012 12:54:50 PM PDT by OafOfOffice (W.C:Socialism:Philosophy of failure,creed of ignorance,gospel of envy,the equal sharing of misery)
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To: eddie willers
Why the hell did you post this?

Keep reading, see post#61.

This thread should be locked or pulled.

Agreed.

71 posted on 08/27/2012 12:55:53 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1316 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: null and void
This has long day written all over it.

Yes....and I dutifully queued up.

Apology accepted (and offered).

You and I should just slink away.

72 posted on 08/27/2012 12:57:00 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: eddie willers
Under further review, it is the poster, null and void, who should be slapped around.

I can't quite bring myself to disagree with you on that one either...

73 posted on 08/27/2012 12:57:22 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1316 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: eddie willers

What? And miss all the fun?


74 posted on 08/27/2012 12:58:29 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1316 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: Leep
Still, they hire a lot of illegal labor. Or, at least they did years past.

Definitely not any more - at least not at the plant 3 miles from my house, which is their largest on the East coast. I know this because I applied for a job there.

Now, the contractors who grow the chickens are an entirely different story. The contract farmers I know are pretty picky, but we all know of others who do use illegals - which are plentiful in this county.

75 posted on 08/27/2012 1:00:51 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: null and void
What? And miss all the fun?

OK....I'll hit reload a few times and see how you are holding up. :o)

76 posted on 08/27/2012 1:01:28 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: All
Aha!

'All Americans Must Die' Written On Meat Plant Wall

http://is.gd/HjLYiX

The Tyson plant generated national controversy when it dropped Labor Day as a paid holiday in favor of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr.

The decision was later reversed,

77 posted on 08/27/2012 1:01:39 PM PDT by OafOfOffice (W.C:Socialism:Philosophy of failure,creed of ignorance,gospel of envy,the equal sharing of misery)
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To: miele man

Some companies give you an option when it comes to holidays. Lets face it, some countries don’t celebrate our holidays and if they do it may be on a different day. It’s the same as if we worked overseas.

I worked for a Canadian company and they celebrate Boxing Day (day after Christmas) and it was a paid holiday. We did not complain because we got two days off for Christmas instead of one.


78 posted on 08/27/2012 1:02:16 PM PDT by USAF80
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To: null and void

They actually said it in the second sentence

” Contrary to recently circulated reports, Tyson does NOT offer its workers a paid Muslim holiday at any location.”


79 posted on 08/27/2012 1:02:48 PM PDT by Figment
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To: null and void

Well i posted their website for all. They need to pay where it counts. The bottom line. Let them sell all their chickens in Michigan.


80 posted on 08/27/2012 1:09:01 PM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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