Happy Independence From Salary Day!
Here's an interesting factoid, courtesy of the West Fargo Pioneer (registration required): When Congress first made Independence Day a holiday for federal employees in 1870, those employees weren't paid for the day off.
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Why should federal employees get paid for the day off anyway?
A large percentage of workers (mostly hourly employees) don't get paid for holidays.
When the economy finally goes down the drain (and the subprime debt crisis it a harbinger), hopefully government employees will realize how good that they had it.
Ben Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:14 AMThis is true, but Federal employees don't get two weeks of paid time off during the holidays like most large manufacturers, so it’s kind of a wash.
Tim Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:12 PM