Ironically I'm working Monday the public holiday on a port. One of the most unionised places around
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Double time and a half?
Nah fuck all, work for myself as a field service mechanic so it's just work and can't afford to knock it back being a one man businesses
Labour Day was in March.
Why celebrate a later American workers event when we are the home of the 8 hour work week.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day
Labour Day
The Australian public holiday differs by state. I think only two of them celebrate in March. May Day is an internationally recognised date, even if the specific date was chosen to commemorate a US event.
On 21 April 1856, Australian stonemasons in Victoria undertook a mass stoppage as part of the eight-hour workday movement.[15] It became a yearly commemoration, inspiring American workers to have their first stoppage.[16] 1 May was chosen to be International Workers' Day to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.[17] In that year beginning on 1 May, there was a general strike for the eight-hour workday
Yes. If this is pointing out a contradiction, I can't see it.
If you want to bring back 21 April for commemorating Australian/Victorian workers' wins too, I will gladly join you. They deserve it. I'm saying that doesn't mean we shouldn't also partake in May Day (May 1), which is an international day like the Christmas holiday. Christmas still celebrates an international religious event even if the day it's usually celebrated on was chosen by Romans.
We don’t need to bring it back, because it never left. We still celebrate it every year in March.
If Australia had invented Christmas, I’d be in favour of us changing the date to one that relates to our accomplishment as well.
May Day in Queensland isn't until Monday. So tomorrow...nothing. Enjoy tomorrow!
Will do! Have a great time on Monday :)
[just fyi] - The Labour Day public holiday isn't today in any state (AFAIK), this is for May Day/International Workers' Day.
I was confused for thirty seconds. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the long weekend.