Hormel Foods Corporation NYSE: HRL is probably best known as the producer of SPAM luncheon meat. Image File history File links Hormel Foods Corporation logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), known as the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world, although its trading volume was exceeded by that of NASDAQ (historic comparison graph {pdf}) during the 1990s. ... Spam may refer to: Spam (food), a brand of canned meat sold by Hormel. ...

The company was founded as Geo. A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota by George A. Hormel in 1891. The company changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation 102 years later in 1993. Austin is a city located in Mower County, Minnesota. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Hormel sells food under the Jennie-O, Dinty Moore, Stagg, and Carapelli brands, as well as under its own name.

The Hormel internal newsletter is titled The Squeal, for obvious reasons.

1985 strike

In 1985, workers at Hormel went on the Austin Hormel Strike in Austin, Minnesota at the Hormel headquarters. Frustrated by low wages and dangerous conditions, they started one of the largest strikes of the 1980s. The strike began in August of 1985, with the sanction of the International level of the Union, P-9. The local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union P-9 led the strike, but was not supported by their parent union. After six months, a significant number of the strikers crossed the picket line prompting riots in Austin. Wayne P. Goodnature was Sheriff at the time. On January 21, 1986, the Governor of Minnesota, Rudy Perpich, called in the National Guard to protect the returning workers (derisively called scabs). The action had more effect on the national union which ousted the local P-9 and the strike was ended in June 1986, making the length of the strike 10 months. Over 700 of the workers did not return to their jobs, refusing to cross the picket line as some had chosen to do. The company took this all easily and simply hired new workers at lower wages. It is still disputed as to who actually made the original National Guard request. The strike was chronicled in the film "American Dream", which won the Academy Award for best documentary in 1990. This article is about the year. ... Austin is a city located in Mower County, Minnesota. ... Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... A wage is the amount of money paid for some specified quantity of labour. ... The 1980s (sometimes refered to as the geighties) in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is a labor union representing approximately 1. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union in Commonwealth English) is an organisation formed by workers. ... Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... “Rudy” Perpich (June 27, 1928–September 21, 1995) was an American dentist and politician. ... Seal of the National Guard Bureau Seal of the Army National Guard Seal of the Air National Guard // Background The United States National Guard is a significant component of the United States armed forces military reserve. ... Scab can refer to the following: The crust covering a healing wound as a result of coagulation. ... Genre- Documentary Director-Barbara Kopple Awards- Academy Award, Best Documentary film, 1990 American Dream is a documentary film which centers around union meatpacking workers at Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota in 1985-1986. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... This article is about the year. ...

External links

• Hormel Foods Corporation official website
• Minnesota Public Radio 2003 interview with two former Hormel strikers.

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