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Old 08-05-2008, 05:31 PM
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FOXNews.com - Tyson Plant Drops Labor Day for Muslim Holiday - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

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Old 08-05-2008, 05:43 PM
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Me too. Crazy what's going on down there.

Blows my mind they'd do away with a National Holiday for the Muslims. If they want a Muslim holiday they shoulda stayed in Somalia. I'm sure there's gonna be 10 guys jump on me here and tell me I'm a bigot and something along the lines of, "Well then why should we have Christian holidays and not Muslim holidays." The reason is, this country - no matter how far we try to distance ourselves from it, was founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs. 9/11/01 is another little event I'm having trouble forgetting about. Amazing to me that this country makes the concessions and gives such privileges to Muslims only 7 years after 9/11 happened.
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Old 08-05-2008, 05:51 PM
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[quote=Black Crow;562500] I'm sure there's gonna be 10 guys jump on me here and tell me I'm a bigot QUOTE]

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Old 08-05-2008, 05:57 PM
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Tyson management agreed to it, but it was the union who wanted it:

"Tyson officials said the contract was agreed to by 80 percent of the union's 1,000 members at the plant."

I wonder if union members really wanted this or if union leaders told the members that they wanted it.

I'm interested to see how this "prayer room" works out. At one point in the story, they mention this will be for the Muslim workers. Later, they say it can be used for "all faiths". When tried at various universities, rooms designated for "all faiths" have often become "one faith" -- Muslim.
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:02 PM
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Tyson management agreed to it, but it was the union who wanted it:
Ahhh, unions. Gotta love 'em.
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:03 PM
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800 of 1000 union member's voted for this.The article said they're is only 250 muslim's working at the plant.That mean's alot of non muslim voted for this new contract.
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Union folks tend to vote for anything that gives them a day off. I guess I can't blame them, tied into same 'ol thing day after day. Wonder what they top out at?
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Old 08-05-2008, 07:28 PM
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Our kids cant pray in school but they can have a prayer room at work? I got a idea when in rome, do as the romans.
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Old 08-05-2008, 08:07 PM
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800 of 1000 union member's voted for this.The article said they're is only 250 muslim's working at the plant.That mean's alot of non muslim voted for this new contract.
OR DIDN'T VOTE AT ALL!!!

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Old 08-05-2008, 08:44 PM
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You are probally right wrwest.I belong to the firemen & oiler's union and we have 1700 member's.Everything that come's for a vote passe's.I remember one time we voted not to get an extra personal leave day.To this day I have never found anyone that voted against that one,heck I cant even find anyone who voted at all lol.
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