To: dab1231@mail.com
CC:
Subject: RE: Food Service Contact form submission on www.tyson.com/FoodService/Contact.aspx
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 13:02:08 -0500
Good afternoon Mr. Bess, and thank you for your message.
Most of the more than 100 plants we own did operate Monday, May 1st to
meet the needs of our customers. About a dozen plants, mostly red meat
operations, were closed due to a combination of market conditions and
the expected absence of workers.
While we understand the sentiment behind the May 1st events and support
comprehensive immigration reform, we did not encourage workers to
participate in the rallies. At those plant locations where we were
scheduled to operate, we asked workers not to take any unauthorized time
off and instead seek pre-approval from their supervisor or participate
during non-work hours.
Tyson Foods has zero tolerance for employing people who are not
authorized to work in the U.S. We use all available tools provided by
the U.S. government to help determine our Team Members are authorized to
work in this country.
Tyson voluntarily participates in the Department of Homeland Security's
Basic Pilot program, which allows us access to government databases that
assist in the documentation authentication process. We've used the Basic
Pilot at all of our plants since 1998. Before the Basic Pilot became
available, we participated in the government's Electronic Verification
Pilot or EVP program.
We train our hiring managers on proper employment documentation
procedure and work to increase their awareness of identification and
documentation fraud. We regularly audit our hiring process including
work authorization documents and also use an independent, outside
company, which conducts its own audit of our hiring practices.
The Basic Pilot is effective in helping us verify the Social Security
numbers of the people we hire. Unfortunately, the program has
limitations. It does not currently help us in cases of identity fraud
when an individual assumes someone else's name by using their Social
Security number. This is another reason we support efforts to reform
immigration law. We believe companies should not be placed in the role
of policing who has proper work documentation. If the government isn't
going to assume this responsibility, then it should give companies more
tools to do the job.
Thank you,
Michelle Johns
Tyson Food Service Concierge
1-800-24-TYSON (1-800-248-9766)
-----Original Message-----
From: dab1231@mail.com [mailto:dab1231@mail.com]
Posted At: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 07:20 PM
Posted To: Foodservice Comments
Conversation: Food Service Contact form submission on
www.tyson.com/FoodService/Contact.aspx
Subject: Food Service Contact form submission on
www.tyson.com/FoodService/Contact.aspx
CATEGORY: General Food Service Questions
QUESTION/COMMENT:
Dear Business Owner,
In light of your company's choosing to condone the invasion of our
Nation by illegal aliens and their supporters by either closing your
doors on May 1, 2006 or by the hiring of illegal immigrants, I must
inform you that I will no longer be conducting any business with your
company.
As I'm sure you're aware, illegal immigrants undermine both the economic
and social fabric of our Nation and I, as a legal tax-paying citizen or
legal immigrant, will be utilizing the power of my shopping dollars to
send the message that support such as you have displayed with no longer
be tolerated within our borders.
While I realize that your company is looking at your 'bottom line' by
supporting cheap labor, you must understand that many Americans are more
concerned with the future of our Country than with your profit margin..
I will be spreading the word regarding your support of the acceleration
of our Nation's demise and urging my family, friends and acquaintances
to do the same.
Respectfully submitted,
David A. Bess
Dab1231@mail.com
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