Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

Tyson Foods in Shelbyville, TN recently made news by agreeing to drop their Labor Day Holiday and adding a Muslim one as the paid Holiday.

They have now reversed that decision and will continue to recognize Labor Day as a paid Holiday.

See the article below;

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...EWS01/80808048

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

Glad to hear it!

Must have received a lot of calls!

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

what were they thinking, good grief, political correctness gone goofy, lol

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

This is so true, but I am afraid it is just a delay.

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

I think they should have kept the Muslim Holiday. More than half of their workforce is Muslim (Ethiopian).

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

I don't see what the big deal is. If the workers voted it in, and it's only for that plant, let them have whatever holidays they want. Maybe the Mexicans will follow suit and vote Cinco de Mayo as a holiday at the plants where they make up the majority.

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Really, take a tour of the place someday. It's mostly Ethiopian Muslims workin in there.

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

Mardi Gras is a holiday down here. The hospital I work for is Catholic. We have fish every Friday. Yay! (Not! I don't eat in the cafeteria on Friday.)

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

Berk and Rico,

This is America and we should be celebrating American Holidays, not Muslim ones. They are welcome to celebrate any holidays they want in their private life or they can move back to the Middle East and celebrate them with official Holidays.

Next are we going to put Hindu and Buddhist Holidays on our calendar?

Re: Tyson Reverses Muslim Paid Holiday
 

Exactly. This is America. A country that believes in unions. The union voted, the majority at that plant decided they wanted to change one of the paid holidays, and the company honored their request. It's no skin off your nose, CC1. If they want to change their paid days off, IT'S THEIR BUSINESS. Are you going to tell Irish people to go back to Ireland over St. Patrick's Day next? How about we tell all the blacks to go back to Africa over Martin Luther King Day? Your prejudice is showing, CC1.