Thursday, August 7, 2008

Substituting Muslim holiday for Labor Day as paid holiday causes stir at Tyson plant in Tennessee

See Muslim holiday at Tyson plant causes furor, NYT, 8/6/08, at A20

-Muslim holiday substituted for Labor Day as per negotiated CBA at Tennessee plant
-large Somali population wanted al-Fitr as paid holiday
-controversial after 9/11

See also Tyson plant reinstates Labor Day as holiday, NYT, 8/9/08, at A16

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