Posted on 08/04/2008 1:10:36 PM PDT by Kimmers
I sent an email to Tyson regarding my thoughts on the celebration of a Muslim holiday and the following is their response..... as a liberal once told me you vote with your dollars, I won't be buying Tyson....
"Contrary to recent reports, Labor Day has not been done away with at the Tyson plant in Shelbyville, TN. Recent RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union) contract negotiations resulted in a different holiday for workers covered by the contract, for which the union bargained. Employees not covered by the contract will still have Labor Day as a paid holiday. The union asked for and received eid al-fitr in place of Labor Day as a paid holiday. Employees receive eight paid holidays per year, which is the same number provided in the old contract. The contract does not provide for an additional holiday."
Jeri Smith Consumer Relations Tyson Foods, Inc.
But if you're an employee covered by this contract, you will have to forego Labor Day and celebrate with the Muslims in October.
Nice.
Someone should confirm the meaning of this holiday and demand that Tyson execs comment on it.
My understanding is that this “eid” holiday is a pre-celebration of when the Muslims kill all the Jews in the world.
While I find it hard to believe that any labor union would throw its “own” holiday, Labor Day, under the bus in the name of appeasement, I suppose stranger things have happened.
Unions, got to love them.. /sarc...
I can't find any resources that say this. Eid ul-Fitr is the last day of Ramadan, the day they break the fast.
Guess the supply of illegals had dried up.
I suppose Tyson is within their rights to hire 70% Islam and give what holidays they wish. I also have the right not to buy Sharia-fried Chicken.
From what I see, it’s more that the union demanded it than that Tyson wanted to do this.
I want to create a new holiday called: Tyson files chapter 11 day.
The reason a liberal told you that is because boycotts are liberal tactics. I'd suggest the rational consumer approach instead: choose products according to quality and value.
I hope you’re carefully boycotting that Muslim oil.
You join a union, you get what they bargain for. Based on the reply of the email I don’t see a gripe on this issue.
(I don't care one way or the other)
Yes it is true, the Union workers do not get labor day they get the muslim day, the non-union workers do get labor day. So the Union Laborers, when decedents of laborers who forced the government to have a labor day can’t get the holiday named after them but the non union workers can. I would say this contract wasn’t voted on by the Union personnel, but was pushed through over their objections. At any rate I will no longer buy any Tyson products, I mostly didn’t anyway but now I will make a concerted effort not to buy Tyson.
Don't you think the Union members will be dropping out of the Union at a fast clip after this? I know I would.
Unions are Bubbas friend. Tyson is Bubbas friend. Muslims are noones friend. This is great! Keep on fighting.
Hey, Tyson, quit your bs. This is America; not some bs foriegn country.
And if they don’t like it they should leave the union.
Looks pretty straight forward, union asked for a holiday switch, company said 8 holidays is 8 holidays we really don’t care what the exact dates are, and now this union celebrates eid instead of commie-day.
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