Today in Montreal there are Easter marches, and governmental offices are closed Monday.

Thank goodness there's been this "secularism" law passed banning "religious displays" or wearing "religious items" in Quebec....

#Quebec #Racism #Islamophobia #Antisemitism #Canada #Canpol

@serge Years ago my boss greeted my telling her I’d be off for the Yom K and RHash days by announcing she thought I should work Xmas day instead then. I told her if she wanted to open up for 1 day in the 2 week holiday I’d happily go in. Funny but she didn’t!

@terryb

Wait, so she suggested you work Xmas, and then when you said yes, she didn't take you up on it?

I had a similar fight with a boss around 20 years ago... All my time was "PTO" - paid time off, so vacation + sick leave + holidays. They argued this was increased flexibility.

So when they announced the office would be closed on Christmas, I said that this should not come from my PTO since I didn't choose it. And they insisted it should since "No one will be in the office."

I told them that I didn't mind working alone- it would help me focus on some projects that needed focus. They then told me the building wouldn't have heat. I said "That's an OSHA issue" (ie this is an HSE problem).

They wouldn't budge. I wore a coat and came in.

@serge She couldn’t of course. We’re teachers and even our lousy, borderline antisemitic union wouldn’t accept that. Let alone the matter of our contract.