Did you enjoy your day off? If it were up to the GOP, there'd be no "Labor Day"

[scheming daemons]

The fact that there is a paid holiday in this country called "Labor Day" ticks conservatives off almost as much as the fact that there's a paid holiday called "Martin Luther King Day".

[lonestarnot]

1. Yes I did, and no there wouldn't be.

[a la izquierda]

2. I enjoyed my day off from teaching...

but I worked at my other job. Someone has to watch the pups.

[Skittles]

3. what day off?

I've never had Labor Day off in my entire 34 year career

[scheming daemons]

4. You work for a union?

[Skittles]

5. aw hell no

I doubt a union would have thought much of me working 10 nights straight (12 hours a pop) recently :mad:

[scheming daemons]

6. With hours/shifts like that, you need a union.....

...may I ask what you do?

[Skittles]

7. IT

and I live in Texas so the chances of unions are slim to....wait, they are below zero

[jobycom]

8. I enjoyed working while everyone else at my place had the day off.

But that's partly my fault. I have a weird work schedule by choice.

[Rochester]

9. I get Labor Day off, but I don't get paid for it

I'm union, and our holidays are unpaid.

[Ishoutandscream2]

11. Our holidays are unpaid as well

But still, it was nice having the long weekend. Got a lot done and enjoyed it so much. What we all could do if we had 3 day weekends every week.

[stray cat]

10. I worked so did many others -many for the benefit of others - whether hospital or stores

[UTUSN]

12. K&R #7 for, so true. n/t

[dannofoot]

13. No, I did not. And I work for a non-profit.

I had the day off from the "office." I worked for six hours at home. For the last six years, I've really resented that no one is allowed into the office to work because of the fuckload of work I have to do. It sets me back one whole day that I end up working an EXTRA fucking six hours through the week to make this one "free" day up.
Sorry to piss on everyone's day.
Wanna help?
Volunteer for an arts organizations that serves the underserved.

[RagAss]

14. Listen....if it was up to the GOP, we'd all be dead !!!!

[dkf]

15. My office is really cool about holidays...we got half the day off on Friday too.

Except I had work to do so I stayed anyway. But today was a day off. Yay!

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Actually, I worked...

but thanks to past efforts by union members, I enjoyed double pay today. Every benefit we have is because union members fought for them.

[MrSlayer]

17. It's not a paid holiday for me.

None of them are. But at least it was a day off. And I do not get off for MLK day.