A large portion of Americans don't earn enough to take time off from
work. Even if you work a job that theoretically offers paid vacation,
you might find it hard to actually use it.
There's often a threat that if the company can get by without you for a
week or two weeks, they don't need you the other 50 - 51 weeks either.
Sure, you can take a vacation, but you might not have a job when you get
back. Especially, if you're National Guard or Reserve and the employer
HAS - by law - to give you your job back with no loss of benefits or
seniority when you're out for Annual Training.
That also applies to mobilizations for up to 5 years. Although, there are
some exceptions. If the division of the company you worked for was sold
off while you were in Iraq & all the jobs moved to China, you're SOL buddy!
If you're working minimum wage, there's a good chance you're not
"full-time" & eligible for benefits. It's really a PITA to coordinate
unpaid time off between 2 or more part-time employers.
On 9/7/2015 1:23 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
Americans should take more time off work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34123906
B
On 7 Sep 2015, at 17:42, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote:
As a kid, I've learned that the International Workers Day (or "the international day
of solidarity of workers"), aka May 1, was inspired by the Chicago events (Haymarket
affair) of 1886.
But until this morning (when I heard a history snippet on PBS radio), I was unaware that
the Labor Day in September is actually related to the same events but was purposedly
established in September to "detangle" from them (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day ).
One of the idiosyn... pecularities of Texas A&M University is that
the Labor Day is not a day off. I don't know how it happened, but I wonder if
that was from some type of disagreement with Pres. Cleveland or labor movement
in the country.
Igor
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Knarf wrote:
I celebrate both! International Workers Day (May Day) and Labour Day are both
worth recognizing.
I have to admit, as May 1 is a, "celebration of laborers and the working
classes that is promoted by the international labor movement, anarchists,
socialists, and communists," (Wikipedia) I'm kind of partial to that. But
North American Labour Day (first Monday in September) works too!
Happy Labour Day!
Cheers,
frank
On 7 September, 2015 11:57:08 AM EDT, John <[email protected]> wrote:
Happy Labor Day whether you celebrate it in May or September.
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