My OperaLabor day
Thursday, May 1, 2008 12:00:00 PM
In labor day, we don't labor... ain't that contradictory?
Well we celebrate this day to remember the gained rights, right to have a job (sounds funny), for strike, to be part of a union and many others.
In older times, like before 2000 (older) this day was the day when unions show their affinity to the president, they parade in order (almost militar style) in front of the president, and the president pass list. This time is when unions claim for different stuff to the president, they now ask for stuff instead of claiming loyalty.
We have many rights, in paper, in reality there a lot of problems, people that doesn't have social security because their bosses give them the choice to "have more money or have a social security" and people preffer the money, while both things are needed.
At least in my case I'm fine with my job, not getting rich, but surviving. And I'm taking a "puente" (bridge) and spent my weekend, very long one, in Aguascalientes in the San Marcos Fair, which started as a relogious festivity and now it is the biggest party in Mexico, 5 million people visit the fair in one month, to compare, the international fair in Zaragoza Spain is expecting 7 million people in a six month period.
By they way also today is celebrated as MAY-DAY (the start of spring in Europe)
Well we celebrate this day to remember the gained rights, right to have a job (sounds funny), for strike, to be part of a union and many others.
In older times, like before 2000 (older) this day was the day when unions show their affinity to the president, they parade in order (almost militar style) in front of the president, and the president pass list. This time is when unions claim for different stuff to the president, they now ask for stuff instead of claiming loyalty.
We have many rights, in paper, in reality there a lot of problems, people that doesn't have social security because their bosses give them the choice to "have more money or have a social security" and people preffer the money, while both things are needed.
At least in my case I'm fine with my job, not getting rich, but surviving. And I'm taking a "puente" (bridge) and spent my weekend, very long one, in Aguascalientes in the San Marcos Fair, which started as a relogious festivity and now it is the biggest party in Mexico, 5 million people visit the fair in one month, to compare, the international fair in Zaragoza Spain is expecting 7 million people in a six month period.
By they way also today is celebrated as MAY-DAY (the start of spring in Europe)
