Thread: Don't Buy Meat on Monday

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April 27, 2006


Don't Buy Meat on Monday

A Way to Protest Companies that Support Illegal Immigration
Monday is your chance to participate in a counter-boycott. It's simple - don't buy or eat meat that day in protest of these companies, whose employees knowingly hire illegal aliens, collude with immigrant smugglers, break the law with impunity, and give these same illegal aliens the day off so they can demand amnesty as a reward. Are any companies giving American workers the day off Monday to protest amnesty? Call Seaboard at 1-800-262-7907, Cargil at 1-800-CARGILL (227-4455), Hormel at (507)437-5611 and Tyson at (479) 290-4000 on Monday to let them you are boycotting them for supporting illegal immigration.

Meat-packing companies including Seaboard and Tyson are closing plants to allow illegal alien workers there the day off, so that they can participate in protests demanding amnesty. Reuters writes that, "Seaboard Corp. said it will close its Guymon, Oklahoma, pork plant on Monday to allow workers to attend rallies planned for that day in support of immigration reform, the company said." And Dow Jones newswire has more coverage of the meat plants shutdown. "Tyson Foods (TSN) will not operate at five of its nine U.S. beef plants and will have four of six pork plants closed Monday due to a potential shortage of workers and current market conditions, a Tyson spokesman said Thursday. Spokesman Gary Mickelson provided the company's updated slaughter plans to Dow Jones Newswires by email. Immigrant workers have declared May 1 as a day of protest against tough new immigration reform legislation being considered by Congress. The Tyson update puts the number of total U.S. beef plants to be closed Monday to at least 12 and pork plants to at least 14. Slaughter for both species is expected to be reduced to around 50% or less than normal Monday," says Dow Jones.

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Tyson Confirms 5 Beef Plants, 4 Pork Plants Down Monday


KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--Tyson Foods (TSN) will not operate at five of its nine U.S. beef plants and will have four of six pork plants closed Monday due to a potential shortage of workers and current market conditions, a Tyson spokesman said Thursday.

Spokesman Gary Mickelson provided the company's updated slaughter plans to Dow Jones Newswires by email.

Immigrant workers have declared May 1 as a day of protest against tough new immigration reform legislation being considered by Congress.

The Tyson update puts the number of total U.S. beef plants to be closed Monday to at least 12 and pork plants to at least 14. Slaughter for both species is expected to be reduced to around 50% or less than normal Monday.

Mark Klein, public affairs officer with Cargill Meat Solutions, formerly Excel Corp., said Tuesday the company's two pork plants, located in Iowa and Illinois, will be closed Monday along with five of its fed-cattle plants located in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado.

Also, an official with Indiana Packing Co. of Delphi, Ind., confirmed earlier this week that its plant will be closed on Monday.

Premium Standard Farms (PORK) confirmed this week that the company will not slaughter hogs Monday at its Milan, Mo., and its Lundy Packing Co. facility in Clinton, N.C., according to spokesman Jason Helton.

Also, David Eaheart, director of marketing for Seaboard Foods, a subsidiary of Seaboard Corp. (SEB), said in an email earlier this week that the company will not operate its Guymon, Okla., plant Monday. The Guymon facility is the company's only pork plant.

The U.S. work stoppages at U.S. meat plants Monday are projected to be greater than the work crew reductions seen on April 10, the first time some workers participated in the immigration protests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated cattle slaughter that day at 80,000 head and hog slaughter at 337,000.



Source: Curt Thacker; Dow Jones Newswires; 913-322-5178; curt.thacker@dowjones.com