Labor Day loses out to Muslim Holiday
Submitted by Katrina on Tue, 2008-08-05 17:58.
Politics
Check out this article http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397645,00.... Once you've read it, if you are as outraged at this as I am, consider contacting Tyson Foods and letting them know. I went to http://www.tyson.com/corporate/ and clicked on "Contact Us" and gave them an earful. While I doubt that boycotts have any effect at all on big corporations, I let them know of my displeasure and that I will not buy their products in the future unless they rescind this policy. This is America and while Muslims have the right to practice their religion here, we do not have to let our traditions and values go in favor of theirs.
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Tyson revises its policy
Submitted by Charla on Fri, 2008-08-08 17:35.
The revised contract again makes Labor Day a paid holiday but also keeps Id al-Fitr (pronounced eed-al-FIT-tr) — which marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting — as a paid holiday for those who want it. The Muslim holiday will replace a paid personal day. But under the revised agreement, employees who do not want Id al-Fitr off can continue to take a paid personal day of their choice.
Hot off the press....
Secular vs. sacred
Well, at least they switched it for a secular "holiday" vs. a sacred one, say, Christmas Day.
I have heard conflicting reports on this. I've heard that either Labor Day or the Muslim day can be taken off as a "floating holiday" if wanted. Can't seem to find verification on the net for that, though.
What is Labor Day anyway? A day created by a union back in the 1880's so the working man can have a day off? And now here's a company creating another holiday based on a union's desires. Go figure.