Saturday was yard work.
Sunday, laundry and cooking.
And Monday, tackled the basement.
Ah, does this desk job feel good.
How many of you took Labor Day, literally?
AMERICANS are hard-working people as compared to other cultures. The American work ethic is often held as the gold standard.
On the flip side, we probably could use a break. Americans on average take two weeks of vacation compared to four to six weeks in Europe.
It’s the mind, as much as the body, which needs some space to rejuvenate.
Labor Day was established in recognition of the 1894 Pullman strike, which pitted railroad bosses against the striking railroad workers. The day recognizes the since-organized labor movement that gives workers rights, and just as important, their dignity.
This Labor Day, however, is also about those who want work but can’t find it. Across the country, more than 14 million men and women are seeking work. In Kansas, unemployment is at 6.8 percent.
The news today of Monarch’s possible shutdown – though temporary – is a reminder that we’re not out of the woods yet as far as a possible return to a recession. The shutdown will mean almost 90 workers idled, with a ripple effect that the rest of us will feel as fewer purchases are made.
Labor Day. If only we all could celebrate it.
— Susan Lynn
