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Update: see botton of topic for news on restoration of Labor Day benefits.

They've decided to replace Labor Day with Eid al-Fitr:

Workers at Tyson Foods’ poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day, but will instead take the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the fall.

A recent press release from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) stated that a new contract at the Shelbyville facility “implements a new holiday to accommodate the … Muslim workers at the plant.”

The RWDSU stated that “the five-year contract creates an additional paid holiday, Iidal Fitil, a Muslim holiday that occurs toward the end of Ramadan.”

Eid al-Fitr falls on Oct. 1 this year.

[...]The press release stated there are approximatly 700 Muslims working at Tyson, but Mickelson said that Somalis only represent approximately 250 of the 1,200 employed at the plant, a little over 20 percent of the workforce.

“All Team Members who have completed their probationary period are eligible for all eight paid holidays including Eid al-Fitr,” the Tyson spokeman said.

The union also claimed that in addition to the observance of the Muslim holiday, “two prayer rooms have been created to allow Muslim workers to pray twice a day and return to work without leaving the plant.”

Judging from the replies from readers on the article page, there's certainly quite a backlash to the decision. If Tyson sells in more places than just the mid-south, be sure to boycott them to send a message about what you think of their dhimmitude.

Update: Tyson has thought wisely and come to an agreement with the workers union, and reinstated the Labor Day benefits. I'm glad they've come to their senses, and backed away from the multi-culti absurdity of providing benefits for one group at the expense of another.

Others on the subject include The Commissioner's Corner, Stuck on Stupid, The Jawa Report, Hot Air, Dhimmi Watch.

Labels: dhimmitude, islam, United States