Happy Independence From Salary Day!
By Tom Shoop | Wednesday, June 27, 2007 | 02:10 PM
By Tom Shoop | Wednesday, June 27, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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.
Comments
This 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 | Thursday, June 28, 2007 | 12:12 PMWhy 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 | Thursday, June 28, 2007 | 07:14 AMABOUT THIS BLOG
Government Executive Editor Tom Shoop takes a look at news and events affecting the federal bureaucracy, from the perspective of a longtime observer of government.
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