OK, we’re not in the office today.
Peg and I, along with most of you, are enjoying the last holiday before autumn. It’s Labor Day, a day set aside to honor those of us who earn wages for our work.
Not only should we say thank you for those who serve us, who make things we need, but also those who don’t get a wage for what they do – those who care for our children and for our seniors at home, those who volunteer their time and efforts in community activities that enrich all of our lives.
It’s easy to be critical of unions these days. The struggles that early leaders had to establish rights for workers who were oppressed still continue, although in a different way. The human failings that are inherent in any endeavor are there for all to see – the graft, the corruption, the greed – and we sometime use those failings as an excuse for slamming unions in general.
However, we should also remember that, for many workers, they put in a honest day’s work and should get an honest day’s pay and benefits. In this COVID 19 world we live in today, that diligence and “professionalism” continues to be evident, and we salute and honor those who do this on this Labor Day.
From here on in, it’s downhill to New Year’s Day. Columbus Day (yes, it’s not politically correct to note this anymore, but without Columbus, we may not be here in the New World), Halloween, Election Day (or political Armageddon, as some might say), Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas will seem as if they just fly by, even in the midst of this outbreak we’re all involved with right now.
Let’s all catch our breath today.
Thanks!
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