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  • Plant Drops Labor Day For Muslim Holiday

    08/01/2008 5:00:23 PM PDT · by americanophile · 118 replies · 1,112+ views
    WSMV Nashville ^ | August 1, 2008 | WSMV Nashville
    SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -- Some workers at a local plant will no longer to be able to take their Labor Day holiday because of religious reasons. Workers at the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day but will instead be granted the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr. According to a news release from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a new five-year contract at the plant included the change to accommodate Muslim workers at the plant. Tyson's director of media relations Gary Mickelson said the contract includes eight paid holidays...