Playing Chicken with Tyson

A lot has been written on the Eid brouhaha over at the chicken plant in McMinnville. Never thought I'd live long enough to see a redneck town involved in this kind of debate. The famous monkey trial wasn't that far away as the crow flies, was it?

Tyson and their union are free to celebrate any day they chose. That's why they have a union contract. Of course, we're assuming all is legal here, such as the Somali workers. They must be if members of the union, right? Anyway, if they want to make Halloween or All Saints Day holidays, that's their beeswax. Part of being in a union is going along with these types of decisions.

But what about the non-union employees? They've effectively had a federal holiday taken from them at the expense of a religious holiday. Seems that could leave some a little upset, especially those of the non-faith persuasion. Should any decide to see a lawyer or three that could be fun to watch.