Wednesday, February 23, 2011

THANK A UNION

I stole this, from the ED show, on msnbc. Why recreate the wheel if you don't have to?

 Because of collective bargaining, many of us have:
- A 40 Hour Work Week
- Weekends Off
- Worker Safety Standards
- Health Care
- Pensions
- Vacation Time

Huh. Who knew? [Wisconsinites because we have great teachers! (Yep - couldn't help that plug!).]
Here's a little Wisconsin history, in case you're interested:
* A fight for the 8 hour workday, which led to the 40 hour workweek: http://linkstothepast.com/milwaukee/bayviewmassacre.php


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