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Re: Happy MayDay! :-)
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DDeBar <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussions on the writings and lectures of Noam Chomsky <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 1 May 1997 17:44:07 -0400
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> Sadly I have to be at work today.  But I really enjoy answering the phone
> with a cheerful "Happy Mayday, fellow worker."  Often it gives me a
chance to
> explain the origins of mayday and the fact that the eight hour day was
> something that had to be fought for.
>
> Happy MayDay to you all!

Which eight hour day is that? A lot of us (and many of our
employers!)consider an eight hour day a vacation day.
The struggle continues...
- Don DeBar

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