Tyson Foods
August 4th, 2008 . by CaryAs my loyal reader knows, I usually take the weekend and spend most of it with TMBWitW and our daughter, MEG, only occasionally checking e-mail and what not.
On Saturday, Texas Fred posted about Tyson Foods in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and their union’s new contract, which drops Labor Day in favor of the islamic or muslim holiday of eat al’s fart eid al-fitr, which marks the end of ramadan.
The discussion is lively, as usual, over at Fred’s. There is a rumbling of mostly “How dare they start capitulating to the muslims” and a general air of boycott is permeating the area.
My take? I think that Tyson (and the union) is setting a bad precedent – this is a nation founded on Christian ideals, and allowing an aggressive cult like islam to start dictating how the people of this nation should act is the start of a slippery slope to allowing muslims to insist that sharia law be implemented here.
As long as I have breath, that ain’t gonna happen without protest and defense of our system of law.
I think a boycott is a good idea. Add Tyson Foods overall to the list, along with Citgo (Chavez-run oil), and this list of Tyson products in particular. If you happen to know of subsidy holdings of Tyson, let’s hit them there, too.
Well, it’s otherwise a gorgeous morning (barely in the high 80’s this morning, bit of a cold-snap dontchaknow) and MEG was up early. We’ve had breakfast, and she is watching her favorite clown fish. I think I’ll cruise around the ‘net a bit and then see what she wants to do next. Maybe we’ll work on the letters again today.
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Whoa! That does it for me. No more Tyson’s! When America capitulates to Islam it is bowing before the Antichrist and the enemy of democracy and all who love freedom. The very Constitution that Islam stands against is what they are using in order to destroy it and us along with it.
I’m with you, Marine.
Please remove the “n” from “America.” My bad.
(fixed – i love wordpress!)
Yeah, Tyson’s is on the no-no list.
As long as Church’s and KFC doesn’t get their products from them, I’ll be in good shape!
are you on moderation? Sorry, I commented twice and nothing came up….
good site, nevertheless!! z
OH! Now it’s working!! Sorry about that!
What I said was THANKS for posting this HIDEOUS Tyson’s info…and wondering how we could find out if KFC does by its chicken from them! BOY, would they get a letter from me!
This is the start of the slippery slope we’re all afraid of………islam must be rejoicing! (never a good thing for America!)
Well, ya better ask your local chicken joints where they get their bird from, and ask to see some proof…
z – you are most welcome, and come back anytime – now that you have been approved, you will see your comments as soon as you enter them.
Fred – I have. So far, none have shown an invoice from Tyson – mostly from local chicken farms.
Looks like I’ll have a new project to start on now. This just pisses me off. I’ll work on a list of companies that are run by or partnered with Tyson. I’m heading out of town, but I’ll get something after I get back later this week.
Like you aren’t doing enough already? When do you have time to sleep, sis?
Labor Day Reinstated as Paid Holiday at Shelbyville, TN, Plant
Tyson Foods Requested Change from Union
Springdale, Arkansas – August 8, 2008 – Tyson Foods, Inc. announced today it has reached a new agreement with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), an American union, reinstating Labor Day as one of the designated paid holidays under the contract for covered employees in the Shelbyville, Tennessee, plant.
Tyson made this request on behalf of its Shelbyville plant employees, some of whom had expressed concern about the new contract provisions relative to paid holidays. In an effort to be responsive, Tyson asked the union to reopen the contract to address the holiday issue, and the union agreed to do so. The union membership voted overwhelmingly Thursday to reinstate Labor Day as one of the plant’s paid holidays, while keeping Eid al-Fitr as an additional paid holiday for this year only. This means that in 2008 only, Shelbyville employees will have nine paid holidays.
For the remainder of the five-year contract period, the eight paid holidays will include: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and a Personal Holiday, which could either be the employee’s birthday, Eid al-Fitr or another day requested and approved by their supervisor.
This issue concerns only the plant at Shelbyville, Tennessee. Labor Day has always been celebrated, and continues to be, at the other 118 Tyson plants across the country.
The Shelbyville complex employs approximately 1,200 people. Approximately 1,000 workers are covered by the RWDSU union agreement at that location.
Note: The Shelbyville plant has 250 Somali employees, not 700, as was previously erroneously reported. They were employed at the plant via the Tennessee Department of Employment Security.
http://www.tyson.com/Corporate/PressRoom/ViewArticle.aspx?id=3021
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Thanks for the Tyson update. Looks like I get a break after all, LOL!! Sleep? What’s that? Never heard of it before, LOL. You know me Cary, sleep is over rated and I’d much rather hunt down the monsters out there anyway. 😉
I know you would.
Go get ’em, sis.
Like white on rice…. he, he, he