SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – Employees of Tyson Foods Inc.’s Shelbyville, Tenn. will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day. However, they will have the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr off.
The employees’ union, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, said last week that a new 5-year contract at the plant included the change for Muslim workers at the plant.