For nearly two years, Tom Allen clocked into his job at a defense hardware plant in Lansing, Mich. in the afternoon to start a 12-hour shift, usually operating a metal lathe machine. The hours were long, but the overtime pay was welcome. Still, at the end of the week, Allen said, he'd get home Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m.
Why Isn't Every Monday Like Labor Day?
Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post: Politics
Sun, 09/01/2013 - 9:01pm
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