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csziggy

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38. But the people who hold Saturdays holy have often had to work

Reply to wundermaus (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 03:00 PM

Nov 2013

Just because one religion calls a particular day holy does not make it universally true, even if that religion happens to hold a majority in this country.

Having seven day work weeks with flexibility for all religions holy days seems much fairer than making a specific religion's holy days a requirement in law.

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Postal Service to Make Sunday Deliveries for Amazon. [View all] elleng Nov 2013 OP

MAN FUCK ISSA!!!! Such a POS.... Lobo27 Nov 2013 #1

Great news .... ty MindMover Nov 2013 #2

Good for them and good for us. Fearless Nov 2013 #3

Oh the irony of working on a Sunday for the holy holidays... wundermaus Nov 2013 #4

Im in with your plan groundloop Nov 2013 #16

Thy will be done! PatSeg Nov 2013 #18

But the people who hold Saturdays holy have often had to work csziggy Nov 2013 #38

You are indeed wise... wundermaus Nov 2013 #43

Brilliant! Although, I'm sorry for the postal workers who have to work Sundays. :( tofuandbeer Nov 2013 #5

Any work is better than no work these days. bemildred Nov 2013 #6

Very true. tofuandbeer Nov 2013 #37

A lot of postal workers already do PatSeg Nov 2013 #19

+1 tofuandbeer Nov 2013 #36

Don't UPS and FedEx use the Post Office SwankyXomb Nov 2013 #7

Yes they do Swanky. I have many photos from last year and this year of UPS and Fedex in bonniebgood Nov 2013 #8

"I had a online buyer tell me they wanted their item shipped UPS or Fedex because..." devils chaplain Nov 2013 #42

I just read somewhere PatSeg Nov 2013 #20

In exchange Shibainu Nov 2013 #27

Interesting PatSeg Nov 2013 #33

Will the people working on Sunday's get paid more? Or will they just have more work and patricia92243 Nov 2013 #9

they get paid by the hour, and extra for overtime eShirl Nov 2013 #10

This is wrong on so many levels kydo Nov 2013 #11

Exactly. n/t progressoid Nov 2013 #15

+1000 Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #22

Yep, just more proof Corp America is running shit. aptal Nov 2013 #26

Is there enough business for the postal service to justify having someone one duty on Sunday? liberal N proud Nov 2013 #12

RTFA. The Sunday deliveries will be in New York and LA, LeftyMom Nov 2013 #23

Amazon wants next to same day delivery.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #28

Wow, I didn't see this coming... CBHagman Nov 2013 #13

Excellent. Amazon just gets better and better (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #14

So let me get this straight. Javaman Nov 2013 #17

NALC Union Member here... I disagree... devils chaplain Nov 2013 #41

I understand what you mean, but you do see my point, right? nt Javaman Nov 2013 #44

I'm still grumbling, since Amazon raised the minimum for free shipping to $35.00 SoapBox Nov 2013 #21

Amazon Prime free 2 day shipping is soooo worth it. Not only for shipping VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #29

Immediately, indeed. That explains what I saw yesterday... GReedDiamond Nov 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Nov 2013 #25

Exactly the article I was think of too guyton, thanks for the reminder! Hestia Nov 2013 #39

I only use the US Postal Service to ship. I never use United Parcel or Fed Ex. IMO, Zorra Nov 2013 #30

It's already started--we got a package yesterday. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #31

Will the USPS be compensated correctly? Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #32

"Cash-Short" Digital Puppy Nov 2013 #34

Absolutely correct. elleng Nov 2013 #35

Yup. mac56 Nov 2013 #45

I'm a letter carrier... devils chaplain Nov 2013 #40