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Tyson Foods Team Members
Reject Unions in Two Separate Elections
Springdale, AR (December 23, 1996)--On December 19, 1996, the team members
at Tyson Foods Processing Plants in New Holland, Pennsylvania and the Live
Haul truck drivers at Heflin, Alabama voted overwhelmingly to reject representation
by two separate labor unions. The unofficial vote tally in the New Holland
election was 78% opposed to and 22% in favor of representation by the Teamsters
Union. In Heflin, drivers rejected representation by the Retail, Wholesale
and Department Store Union by 61% to 39%. Both elections were supervised
by the National Labor Relations Board.
According to Tyson CEO and Chairman Leland Tollett, "We're gratified
that our people have shown confidence in the team approach that we strive
to achieve in all of our operations. We want to continue to emphasize our
open-door policies and our dedication to good communication with our team
members. We are pleased that these operations can now return without distraction
to what we do best, making the world's finest chicken products."
Bill Jaycox, Tyson's Senior Vice President of Human Resources emphasized
the company's commitment to working closely with its people. "We've
always believed that we can be more responsive to the needs of our team
members without a third party involved in the relationship. The success
of this policy is clearly illustrated by the fact that the majority of our
people around the country obviously feel the same way."
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