You can bet those Muslim workers would've screamed bloody murder had they changed the Easter Holiday to Passover.  Or Thanksgiving to Purim . . . .

But since it's "just" an American Holiday being removed. it's ok . . .

/sarcasm off

And I suppose they will get OT or DT for working on the legal holiday.

I am so sick of people coming to this country and saying they want to be Americans, and then expecting Americans to bend to their traditions while they are bashing ours.

As far as I am concerned they can take their Rama and shove it up their dan hole.

This crap hits a 10 on the BS meter.  

Linda_Howell wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2008 at 1:19pm:


Amen sista!!!!

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Shelbyville, Tennessee ~ Sunday, August 3, 2008
Tyson drops Labor Day holiday for Eid al-Fitr
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Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a non-workday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).

Tuesday, January 1        
New Year’s Day
Monday, January 21      
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 18*      
Washington’s Birthday
Monday, May 26      
Memorial Day
Friday, July 4      
Independence Day
Monday, September 1      
Labor Day
Monday, October 13      
Columbus Day
Tuesday, November 11      
Veterans Day
Thursday, November 27      
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, December 25      
Christmas Day

* This holiday is designated as "Washington’s Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.


Labor Day
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Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September. The holiday originated in 1882 as the Central Labor Union (of New York City) sought to create "a day off for the working man".

Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894.[1] All fifty states have made Labor Day a state holiday.

Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer.

Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday - a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations", followed by a festival for the workers and their families. This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.


Eid ul-Fitr
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Eid ul-Fitr

Main article: Eid ul-Fitr

Eid is the Arabic word for celebration and Fitr is the Arabic word for feast. Eid ul-Fitr or The Celebration of the Feast is the holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan and the month-long fast. During Ramadan, Muslims all over the world fast from dawn (before sun rise) to sunset, having their first daily meal at sun down prayer time. The purpose of fasting is to teach Muslims patience and humility, as well as to remind Muslims that they are fortunate and should help the needy and less fortunate. The main benefit of Ramadan is for the Muslims to train themselves to exercise restraint with the result being a closer relationship with Allah (God) and a healthier more appreciative self by the end of the month. After sun down of the last day of Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr starts. In the early morning of the first day of Shawwal (first day of the Eid), Muslims perform a ritual prayer called the Eid prayer. Sweets, food, and non-alcoholic drinks are distributed in masajid and homes. Celebrations extend up to three days Ramadan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Also gifts are given out and also traded between friends and family.

Eid ul-Fitr
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Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fitr means "to break the fast" (and can also mean "nature", from the word "fitrah") and so symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.

Eid ul-Fitr starts the day after Ramadan ends, and is verified by the sighting of the new moon. Muslims give money to the poor and wear their best clothes. Eid ul-Fitr lasts three days and is called "The Smaller Eid" compared with the Eid ul-Adha that lasts four days and is called "The Greater Eid".

On the day of the celebration, a typical Muslim family awakes very early, does the first everyday prayer, and is required to eat a little, symbolizing the end of Ramadan. They then attend special congregational prayers held in mosques, large open areas, stadiums and arenas. The prayer is generally short and is followed by a sermon (khutba). Worshipers greet and embrace each other with hugs in a spirit of peace and love after the congregational prayer. After the special prayers, festivities and merriment are commonly observed with visits to the homes of relatives and friends to thank God for all blessings.

Eid ul-Fitr is a joyous occasion with important religious significance, celebrating the achievement of enhanced piety. It is a day of forgiveness, moral victory, peace of congregation, fellowship, brotherhood and unity. Muslims celebrate not only the end of fasting but also thank God for the self control and strength that Muslims believe God gave them. It is a time of giving and sharing, and many Muslims dress in holiday attire.


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The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, UFCW, CLC, represents workers throughout much of the United States and Canada. RWDSU members work in a wide variety of occupations that range from food processing to retail to manufacturing to service and health care.

Poultry workers in the south, supermarket workers in Canada and New York, retail workers in the northeast, candy, juice, cereal and dairy workers in the Mid West, soft drink bottlers in New England, and government employees in New Jersey are among the many workers who have a strong voice on the job through the RWDSU.

Diversity is one of the strengths of our union. Members of the RWDSU may work in many different industries. We may come from different countries and speak different languages. But what unites us is the belief that by standing together we can better advance our interests and protect our rights as working people.

Today's RWDSU

Today the RWDSU continues to actively represent members and to organize new members. The union remains the strength behind members' efforts to make better lives for themselves and their families and that often means the ability to negotiate better wages, benefits and working conditions.

The RWDSU is also active in politics and the legislative process. The union works to give voice to the concerns of working people in the political arena and to inform members about issues that affect them as workers. The union provides expert workplace health and safety information and guidance. And through the Union Privilege Program members have access to consumer related programs that provide, among other things, discounted legal and mortgage programs and a credit card program.

But being a member of the union means more than just a better work life. The RWDSU is proud of its longstanding commitment to civil rights. We stood with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the fight for greater civil rights and the union was the first in the nation to negotiate Dr. King's birthday as a paid holiday. The RWDSU was also one of the first unions to pass a convention resolution to support black trade unions in South Africa and the union provided election observers for the first free elections in that country. Today the union continues to advocate for greater civil rights for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, country of origin, gender, physical limitation or sexual orientation.

Union members are also active in their communities. The RWDSU and many locals throughout the U.S. and Canada maintain and support scholarship programs, food banks, citizenship assistance programs, voter registration drives, disaster relief and other programs to help our local communities.

The Roots of the RWDSU

In the early 1930's a group of local unions in New York banded together to form what came to be known as the RWDSU. Originally chartered by the Congress of Industrial Organizations* in 1937, the RWDSU has grown far beyond its birthplace.
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In 1954 the existing RWDSU merged with the Playthings, Jewelry and Novelty Workers Union and the Distributing, Processing and Office Workers Union. Over the years a number of other unions have also merged with the RWDSU, including AFL founder Sam Gompers' Cigar Makers in 1974. In October, 1993 the RWDSU affiliated with the 1.5 million member United Food and Commercial Workers.
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maalstroom wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2008 at 4:07pm:

What are Americans supposed to do to prevent it from happening? It's a private corporation.

The only way around any or all of this is to stop classifying paid time off (i.e., vacation, floating holiday, personal, etc.). Just call it Paid Time Off and be done with it.

tuck wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2008 at 4:20pm:

Stop being so expressive. It's going to eat you up, man.

Tyson has sold so much chicken that they have become one.  Afraid of backlash?  Well you now have backlash you did not expect.   The rest of America will not tolerate.  Take you chicken plants to Dubai and you don't have to celebrate any American holidays.  And see how much chicken you'll sell to laborers making $4 a day, yes a day!!!  There will never  be a Tyson prodcut in my freezer ever again