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 ادعموا العمال السودانيين والافارقه المضربين فى مدينة بروكس فى البرتا
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October 24, 2005
Letter to Tyson Foods Expressing Concern of Lack of Basic Rights for Black, Immigrant Workforce
John Tyson, Chair and CEO
Tyson Foods Inc.
2210 W. Oaklawn Dr.
Springdale, AR 72762-6999
Dear Mr. Tyson:
I am writing regarding the current strike by the largely Black, immigrant workforce at the Tyson Lakeside Packers’ Plant in Brooks, Alberta, Canada. Recent events within the factory, as well as at the bargaining table, have been deplorable. Tyson is obligated to be a supportive, encouraging and accountable corporation to its workforce.
All harassment of the striking workers must end immediately. This repression has led to the hospitalization of Local 401 President Doug O’Halloran as well as physical attacks on numerous workers on the factory floor.
Furthermore, Tyson must continuously reevaluate its efforts to address the needs of all of its workers, including the needs for adequate facilities and breaks throughout the day, institutional support of workers, an end to all worker repression, ensuring worker’s freedom of association as well as a thorough appreciation and understanding for the individual cultures of the workers.
Unfortunately the alienation and persecution of workers at the Lakeside Plant is not the first case of discrimination at a Tyson facility. It would be impossible not to mention the racially hostile and segregated facilities at the Ashland, Alabama chicken-processing plant. I hope that the current allegations encourage you to commit yourself and your staff to ensuring that such crimes of racism and discrimination never occur at a Tyson facility again. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) suit must not only end blatant forms of discrimination, but should act as a catalyst to encourage Tyson to become an outspoken advocate against racial and economic disparities and prejudice.
Additionally, disputes over a collective agreement illustrate the immediate need for a compromise. While the workers eventually agreed to the mediators’ proposal, Tyson has yet to sign the compromise. Tyson must return to the bargaining table to accept the current settlement negotiated by the Alberta Labor Department immediately.
Sincerely,
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
President, TransAfrica Forum
I encourage you to write a similar letter to Tyson, protesting the inhumane treatment of their workers and requesting that all acts of violence and intimidation end immediately. Yours in solidarity, Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Bill Fletcher is the President of TransAfrica Forum. TransAfrica Forum is the leading advocacy organization for Africa and the African Diaspora in U.S. foreign policy. TransAfrica Forum led the world protest against apartheid in South Africa and today works for human and economic justice for African people on the continent of Africa, in Latin America and in the Caribbean.
First published in 2005 by TransAfrica Forum, 1426 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20036. 202.223.1960 (ph); 202.223.1966 (fax); [email protected]; www.transafricaforum.org. © October 2005 by TransAfrica Forum. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2005.
Elfadil Elhashmi
President
The Sudanese Canadian Human Rights Organization
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