Get to work

I read with much interest the comments by union president, Rae Roeder, moaning about the fact that New Jersey's state employees had to actually go to work on the Friday after Thanksgiving. In addition, Assemblyman Greenwald makes the ridiculous statement, "New Jersey should join the growing number of other states that recognize the Thanksgiving weekend as a time to spend with family and close friends." Is he kidding?

If he's that concerned about spending time with family and friends, why doesn't he propose it as a mandatory state holiday requiring the closing of all places of business......including retail? Doesn't he think all of those people at Macy's, Sears, and all of the other places he and his family were shopping at deserve the weekend "spending time with family and friends"? Why are Ms. Roeder's consituents more important than those non-unionized employees of the retailers across the state? Could it be that they are NON-unionized and therefore less likely to vote the party line?

I say, state workers have no more right to have a special day off than any other industry. Their time with family and friends is no more important that the thousands of others who have to work that day. Sorry Ms. Roeder, but be quiet and get back to work like the state employees of the majority of states in the US (26 out of 50).

Thoughts anyone?