Laboring Cats

Actually, Kasey and I don't have to do any work today. No one at our house needs to labor today, because it is one of those human special days. This one is named Labor Day, which is the wrong name, because they aren't supposed to work today. They named it in honor of a kind of groups called unions. They were thought up when people decided That bosses could not make them do stuff if they joined together and agreed not to work at all unless the bosses treated then fairly. She says that there is a lot of power when people or cats decide to work together for better treatment. By being in unions, workers could get better conditions to work in, and better times to work. The bosses couldn't make them work every day without a break, and the unions got better insurance and pay. If one guy would go and ask for that, well, he or she could get fired and not have a job. If every worker would ask for better things, and they all agreed that no one would go to work unless they got fair treatment, the boss wouldn't have anything to sell or work on until he or she listened to the workers. There is a lot you could learn from that, if you are a fair person. When She was a teacher, She belonged to a union, and because of that, teachers got lunch breaks and better pay and not so many extra duties. She was proud of that union, and was the one that went to union meetings and stood up for Her schools and teachers. She is very particular that we should not work today. She is fixing a picnic for our dinner, because She shouldn't have to work fixing a fancy dinner on a day that is celebrating no work. I hope you feel that workers should have good working times and places. Union!