Labor Day

[Sabocat]

For those in other countries, this weekend marks the annual Labor Day weekend. Labor Day was originally designated and proposed by Trade Unions in the United States.

http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm

Over the course of time however, the true meaning of Labor Day has been lost on most of the population.
For those of us in the U$, while attending all the parties and barbecues, please try to remember the toil and sweat of the unionized labor that gave you this weekend.

Hopefully we'll see a day soon when our labor day will be May Day!

Have a great weekend comrades.

Hasta la Victoria siempre!

[truthaddict11]

bah! I am working labor day had to work may day too :( :( :(

[Son of Scargill]

THE GRINCH THAT STOLE LABOR DAY
by Greg Palast
Friday Aug 29, 2003

In celebration of the working person's holiday, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao has announced the Bush Administration's plan to end the 60-year-old law which requires employers to pay time-and-a-half for overtime.

I'm sure you already knew that -- if you happened to have run across page 15,576 of the Federal Register.

According to the Register, where the Bush Administration likes to place it's little gifts to major campaign donors, 2.7 million workers will lose their overtime pay -- for a "benefit" of $1.53 billion. I put "benefit" in quotes because, in the official cost-benefit analysis issued by Bush's Labor Department, the amount employers will now be able to slice out of workers' pockets is tallied on the plus side of the rules change.

Nevertheless, workers getting their pay snipped shouldn't complain, because they will all be receiving promotions. These employees will be re-classified as managers exempt from the law. The change is promoted by the National Council of Chain Restaurants. You've met these 'managers' - they're the ones in the beanies and aprons whose management decisions are, "Hold the lettuce on that."

My favorite of Chao's little amendments would re-classify as "exempt professionals" anyone who learned their skill in the military. In other words, thousands of veterans will now lose overtime pay. I just can't understand why Bush didn't announce that one when he landed on the aircraft carrier.

CHOICE NUMBER FOUR: BREAK THE LAW

Now I should say that, according to Chao's press office, the changes will actually extend overtime benefits to 1.3 million burger flippin' managers. How does that square with the billion dollar "benefit" to business owners? Simple: The Chao hounds at the Labor Department suggest that employers CUT WAGES so that, with the new "overtime" pay, the employes won't actually take ho ... [ Click here for full article ]
http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=267&row=0

[puppy]

In Holland 50 % of the people worked on that day on the first of May even everyone worked. Screw that!

[EneME]

Originally posted by [email protected] 30 2003, 01:53 AM
bah! I am working labor day had to work may day too :( :( :(
I had to work too :(