I got to work today,oh goody! ::) :P


I had to work too, Howard.

Labor Day = day of work, not day off work. ;)

  Everyone's gone now, but we hosted the thing today.  I hate hosting parties, I'd rather go to somebody else's house...

  Drank a couple beers and had BBQ teriyaki salmon.  Old school metal was on the CD player all day.  No riots so I guess it was a success...

How is Labor Day normally spent?

Are there traditions to the day?


I don't think anyone really has traditions... it's signifies the end of summer here in the US.... Labor day is always the first monday in Sept and schools usually start on Tuesday (although some schools have started earlier now.)

most people (as you can tell) have picnics and bbqs.  Here in Santa Barbara (Goleta really) they had a fireworks show because we had a huge fire Fourth of July weekend (2nd yr in a row) and they had to cancel the fireworks because so many homes were threatened. I met the mayor of Goleta on Friday and he told me they decided to have  fireworks tonight because everyone was sad about no fireworks on the 4th.

As for me... I labored on labor day.  There are usually sales at big department stores, and as Howard pointed out all those picnic people run to the grocery store for last minute items... therefore,  Police, fire, ambulance, hospital and retail people are the few laborers who never get the day off.

I had to work too, Howard.

Labor Day = day of work, not day off work. ;)


Also I get Time And A Half.

Also I get Time And A Half.


Well I didn't. That's because September 1st is just September 1st over here - no such thing as Labour Day.

Well I didn't. That's because September 1st is just September 1st over here - no such thing as Labour Day.
Ditto, for the UK

Have a picnic on Labor Day in Nutbush City Limits

Well I didn't. That's because September 1st is just September 1st over here - no such thing as Labour Day.


Why isn't?  ???

Why isn't?  ???



its a US holiday

from http://www.dol.gov/OPA/ABOUTDOL/LABORDAY.HTM


Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country

Our Labour Day is around October 25.

The main reason behind our Labour Day is to celebrate the now extinct 40-hour work week.

Our Labour Day is around October 25.

The main reason behind our Labour Day is to celebrate the now extinct 40-hour work week.



what do you work then?  I wish we had a 36 hour work week  Then I could work three 12 hour shifts a week and have 4 days off.

what do you work then?  I wish we had a 36 hour work week  Then I could work three 12 hour shifts a week and have 4 days off.
Working it out:

8:30 - 5pm 5 days per week, with 1 hour for lunch = 37.5 hours.

Wow, actually that's not too bad.  ;D

its a US holiday

from http://www.dol.gov/OPA/ABOUTDOL/LABORDAY.HTM


Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country

Let the workers rest day?

I am in a union and our book states that we do not work on Labor Day unless it is a matter of life and death.  The Massachusetts unions have a big Labor Day meeting and invite political leaders for speeches.  I am guessing a lot of envelopes are exchanged between the glad handing.  Massachusetts has seen a surge in union membership in the past couple of years.

Working it out:

8:30 - 5pm 5 days per week, with 1 hour for lunch = 37.5 hours.

Wow, actually that's not too bad.  ;D


I wish Pathmark had those type of hours.

Let the workers rest day?


oddly enough the only people I see working labor day are the retailers, and emergency services folk....these are people who could really use a day off but they don't get one because they have to be around to  continue laboring for all the other folks.

oddly enough the only people I see working labor day are the retailers, and emergency services folk....these are people who could really use a day off but they don't get one because they have to be around to  continue laboring for all the other folks.
They have a day off in lieu.

They have a day off in lieu.



some with good benefits will...

I was paid time in half; so 15 hours for 10 hours worked and also earned 8 hours compensation time.

some with good benefits will...

I was paid time in half; so 15 hours for 10 hours worked and also earned 8 hours compensation time.
That is the way to do it!

Our Labour Day is around October 25.

The main reason behind our Labour Day is to celebrate the now extinct 40-hour work week.


We don't have any Labor Day at all. I don't really mind, though.

The 40-hour work week is all but extinct over here, btw. I, for one, am working 40 hours a week (and sometimes more than that).


Working it out:

8:30 - 5pm 5 days per week, with 1 hour for lunch = 37.5 hours.

Wow, actually that's not too bad.  ;D


I used to have a 37.5 hour working week with my former employer. Ah, those were the days... ::)

oddly enough the only people I see working labor day are the retailers, and emergency services folk....these are people who could really use a day off but they don't get one because they have to be around to  continue laboring for all the other folks.


What about us cart collectors? ???

I am in a union and our book states that we do not work on Labor Day unless it is a matter of life and death.  The Massachusetts unions have a big Labor Day meeting and invite political leaders for speeches.  I am guessing a lot of envelopes are exchanged between the glad handing.  Massachusetts has seen a surge in union membership in the past couple of years.


Yeah, we had several meetings in and around Labor Day. One being a discussion on the future of the pension plan.  :-\\

What about us cart collectors? ???


you're included in retail since grocery stores sell stuff that's retail...and you're part of that industry.

What about us cart collectors? ???
Hold a union meeting.

you're included in retail since grocery stores sell stuff that's retail...and you're part of that industry.


I guess supermarkets need us because people need carts and that's why they shift cart collectors around,one has the morning shift,the other afternoon and the other in the evening.

I guess supermarkets need us because people need carts and that's why they shift cart collectors around,one has the morning shift,the other afternoon and the other in the evening.
Too much shifting going on.

Too much shifting going on.



Well Supermarkets have a lot of carts and you can't let the carts just sit there in the lot all day,you need someone to attend to them.

Well Supermarkets have a lot of carts and you can't let the carts just sit there in the lot all day,you need someone to attend to them.
It is for sure the customers do not look after the carts.

It is for sure the customers do not look after the carts.



customers will only take the carts or steal them if they're sneaky enough,I've seen it happen.

for the record I went to the supermarket yesterday and I took a cart from the parking lot....to use in the store... because I knew that would be one less cart the collector would have to collect.


Hey Howard.... is the job only cart collecting? in Cali the baggers also do the cart collecting about every hour or so.

for the record I went to the supermarket yesterday and I took a cart from the parking lot....to use in the store... because I knew that would be one less cart the collector would have to collect.


Hey Howard.... is the job only cart collecting? in Cali the baggers also do the cart collecting about every hour or so.
The baggers are multi-tasking?

for the record I went to the supermarket yesterday and I took a cart from the parking lot....to use in the store... because I knew that would be one less cart the collector would have to collect.


Hey Howard.... is the job only cart collecting? in Cali the baggers also do the cart collecting about every hour or so.



No I don't just do cart collecting,I do garbage refusal,sweep sidewalks or help people with some other tasks if I'm finished with carts.

No I don't just do cart collecting,I do garbage refusal,sweep sidewalks or help people with some other tasks if I'm finished with carts.
From the sound of can you be ever finished with the carts?

From the sound of can you be ever finished with the carts?


Only when my shift ends,cart collecting is never ending.

Only when my shift ends,cart collecting is never ending.
Left for the next shift to be on duty?

Left for the next shift to be on duty?


Yes,there are 3 shifts 10-2,2-6 and 6-10.

Yes,there are 3 shifts 10-2,2-6 and 6-10.
Would the shift after you finished be busier than your own shift?

Would the shift after you finished be busier than your own shift?


I think the morning and afternoon are the busiest,the evening shift people go home to their family and friends.

I think the morning and afternoon are the busiest,the evening shift people go home to their family and friends.
...but do shop at that time after work.

...but do shop at that time after work.


Some people shop in the evening.

Some people shop in the evening.
We do here, items go at bargain prices.

I wonder if any mom to be's out there are actually giving labor on labor day?



My grandmother and & uncle (my grandmother's son-in-law) were born on Labor Day (same day but different years) so my great-grandmother & my uncle's mother both were in labor on Labor Day.



Cat

We do here, items go at bargain prices.



What's cheap over there?

What's cheap over there?
e.g. bread rolls at 20p

e.g. bread rolls at 20p


How much would that equal to in American money? ???

How much would that equal to in American money? ???
20p = $0.36

20p = $0.36


I wouldn't know how much bread rolls cost at Pathmark. ???

I wouldn't know how much bread rolls cost at Pathmark. ???
Have a look today.

Have a look today.


I think they should be in the dairy aisle.

I think they should be in the dairy aisle.
Please let us know.

Please let us know.


Oh man,I forgot,so busy this afternoon.

Oh man,I forgot,so busy this afternoon.
Try again today

Try again today


Ok,we'll see if I get to it. ;D

Ok,we'll see if I get to it. ;D
It has to be around half hour before closing.

It has to be around half hour before closing.



I can do it even before it closes.

I can do it even before it closes.
With a shopping cart?

They only had breadsticks,only 3.99.

They only had breadsticks,only 3.99.
Look again, there may be better offers on sale.

20p = $0.36



It would be about the same over here, though some go as high as  $0.50 (about 25p?)

Look again, there may be better offers on sale.



Yeah I'll try again tomorrow.

Yeah I'll try again tomorrow.
...and what were the results?

...and what were the results?



I'll tell you tomorrow,it's my day off today.

I'll tell you tomorrow,it's my day off today.
So tomorrow it will be then?

So tomorrow it will be then?



Damn,What was the question again? :(  ???

Damn,What was the question again? :(  ???
What is the price of bread (on sale) around 30 minutes before closing?

What is the price of bread (on sale) around 30 minutes before closing?



bread over at Pathmark kind of cheap.

bread over at Pathmark kind of cheap.
...but is it cheap towards the end of the day?

...but is it cheap towards the end of the day?


It's cheaper when the experation date expires.

It's cheaper when the experation date expires.
that too,

that too,



then it goes on a different shelf.