Union Votes to Replace Labor Day With Muslim Holiday at Tennessee Plant

[Alex]

The article states that 250 out of 1200 are Muslim.

And that's why I wouldn't really recognize religious holidays. The problem is that Christmas is a federally recognized religious holiday which I strongly oppose.

I'd prefer to just see religious holidays not handled at all. Just add two days to vacation (or call them floating holidays if you want) and then handle the requests for time off the same way you would any other vacation requests where multiple simultaneous requests would create a critical shortage.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Alex

The article states that 250 out of 1200 are Muslim.

And that's why I wouldn't really recognize religious holidays. The problem is that Christmas is a federally recognized religious holiday which I strongly oppose.

I'd prefer to just see religious holidays not handled at all. Just add two days to vacation (or call them floating holidays if you want) and then handle the requests for time off the same way you would any other vacation requests where multiple simultaneous requests would create a critical shortage.

250 are Somalian Muslims. Other sources state that there are a total of 700 muslims at the plant.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by JWBear

250 are Somalian Muslims. Other sources state that there are a total of 700 muslims at the plant.

According to a Tyson spokesman the union press release that said 700 was incorrect and 250 is the number. I have no idea which side is giving the more correct number.

But either way it is moot to my view. If anybody at the company gets a sanctioned day to engage in their worship then I either want the same number of days designated for me to engage in my worship or to be compensated if I choose not to use work days for worship.


Not that I would be given the opportunity but to help un-muddy the waters I'd support eliminating Federal recognition of Christmas as a holiday. But since if the Feds recognize Christmas as the most significant of Christian holidays and then forces everybody to take the day off I think every faith should get to designate as their most Holy and then everybody has to take that day off. Then we just need 364 more religions and I only have to work one day every four years.