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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 10:34 PM
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Congressional cafeteria staffers pay for their forced holiday
Guest Services, Inc., the company which operates the cafeteria for the House of Representatives, refused to pay its employees for the recent mandatory federal holiday to commemorate Ronald Reagan on June 11.

Instead, the contractor is insisting employees take a vacation day or sick leave. Now, Reps. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Max Sandlin (D-TX) are "stepping up the pressure on contractor Guest Services, Inc. to reverse its decision," with a letter signed by many of their colleagues. "This company is using this national day of mourning to extract compensation from its workforce," Kucinich asserted. "This is just a question of fairness. They are the lowest paid workers on Capitol Hill. ... Why should they be punished?"

Get your congresscritters to sign this letter now!
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Kurt Remarque Donating Member (709 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 11:19 PM
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1. now wait a minute...
sounds like a great way to honor a president who never gave a shit about working class people
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