Tyson Foods Drops Labor Day, Opts For Muslim Holiday
August 3, 2008 | 8:10 pm | by t-blender |Rate It:
tennessean.com: SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — 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.
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