tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post3806877448574598633..comments2024-03-29T20:16:03.303+11:00Comments on Jo-Anne's Ramblings: Labour Day in Australia well my part of Australia Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-35633747053622834522015-10-06T10:18:03.171+11:002015-10-06T10:18:03.171+11:00I wondered how you had a May Day in October. Than...I wondered how you had a May Day in October. Thanks for ironing that out, or I was going to have to re-think all I thought I knew about Down Under.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-34992640118126838792015-10-06T09:29:34.540+11:002015-10-06T09:29:34.540+11:00Yeah different states different dates it would be ...Yeah different states different dates it would be easier to remember these dates if they were all the same all over the countryJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-90589637805235809162015-10-06T09:28:34.697+11:002015-10-06T09:28:34.697+11:00Yes I didn't realise how early it came in forc...Yes I didn't realise how early it came in force myself till I did the research for this post Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-47273869099912354682015-10-06T09:26:37.722+11:002015-10-06T09:26:37.722+11:00My grandfather and great-grandfather were miners m...My grandfather and great-grandfather were miners my grandfather was working in the mines at the age of 14 and was injured and was in hospital on ward while his mum was on another ward and my great-aunt (his sister) hid the fact that he had been injured and was in hospital from her.Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-43185579900300691632015-10-06T02:25:08.147+11:002015-10-06T02:25:08.147+11:00Wow, you'd think someone would coordinate all ...Wow, you'd think someone would coordinate all these three-day weekends.<br />Enjoy the day!Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-16441524693594227552015-10-05T14:36:26.669+11:002015-10-05T14:36:26.669+11:00Dearest Jo-Anne,
That was a very early date for ac...Dearest Jo-Anne,<br />That was a very early date for achieving an 8-hour work day!<br />As I have worked still a 42-hour week in the late 60s myself, in The Netherlands that is. <br />Sending you hugs and happy Labour Day to you!<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-75047162717961716542015-10-05T14:31:00.721+11:002015-10-05T14:31:00.721+11:00Good post Jo-Anne. No, not a holiday down here to...Good post Jo-Anne. No, not a holiday down here today.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-49802229429208881892015-10-05T10:24:19.046+11:002015-10-05T10:24:19.046+11:00The conservatives here in the US have made labour ...The conservatives here in the US have made labour a bad word here but I'm from a blue-collar family that worked in coal mining. It's a dangerous vocation, but even more dangerous before the labour movement forced them to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits. <br />I'm for labour because they have done so much good for the working man/woman. Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-82864942809383337212015-10-05T09:32:43.286+11:002015-10-05T09:32:43.286+11:00So true well I don't know about Wal-Mart but I...So true well I don't know about Wal-Mart but I get how much work was done by unions to improve the conditions of workers Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-57233084889042452732015-10-05T08:56:16.160+11:002015-10-05T08:56:16.160+11:00Happy Labour Day! The unions in the U.S. worked so...Happy Labour Day! The unions in the U.S. worked so hard to obtain better working conditions here, and Wal-Mart has undone it all.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com