I've got my own set of ideas on how we should recognize these 3 day weekends. Wanna hear them?
Very much so! I still miss Washington’s Birthday Feb 22 and Lincoln’s Birthday Feb 12. Those will ALWAYS be the right days.
If everyone’s ox is gored everyone will be angry about theirs. The good news is that most of the ‘angrys’ will be leftists.
Too many of these are DEI instituted and DEI and now that it’s on the chopping block, this would be the coup de grace.
Eliminate the paid days off where some get paid and others do not.
None of it is accidental or coincidental. It is intentional for malignant purposes.
The “Juneteenth” one is simply stupid. I could see it if they had it as a state holiday in Texas. In Massachusetts, they have “Evacuation Day” which is the day the British pulled out of Boston because the cannons on Dorchester Heights looking down on the city compelled them to leave.
Perfectly appropriate as a state holiday for Massachusetts the way Juneteenth is perfectly appropriate for Texas.
But I wouldn’t expect any other state to have either of those as a day off.
“Indigenous People’s Day” and “Juneteenth” are not recognized at our household.
Fake holidays.
Don’t forget Robert E. Lee’s birthday and Confederate Memorial Day.
I’d go with two fixed national holidays (July 4 and Jan 1 - the second on the theory that folks will be too hung over to work productively, anyway), and then give folks a choice of 4 ‘affinity days’ - but you have to be in a group that celebrates that day - so Christians could have Christmas Day if they wanted it; Catholics and others that observe it could opt in to Good Friday; Union members, OB/GYNs and Midwives could have labor day. Honorably discharged veterans could have Veterans day, Blacks could have Martin Luther King Day, people who lost a relative of the first or second degree could opt for Memorial Day, ex-Presidents could have “President’s Day”, etc.
Folks would have to declare by December 1 of the previous year what 4 affinity days they would take the next year.
And, this should appease the liberals, this encourages diversity in hiring, as a diverse workforce would ensure that there is always someone available to cover.