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