.:M@tyBoy:.

It is 1:00pm and I have just dragged myself from bed onto my chair at home. I have to admit I did not think I was that tired but given the opportunity I have managed to waste almost the whole day in bed. My wife unfortunately had to work today, as she works for Melbourne University. Melbourne University refuses to observe Labour Day because the workers who were building it went on strike. Just one of many protests in its history. So the students and teachers still have to attend on a public holiday, although I expect most of the students probably don’t go anyway.

This is something of an oddity to me, how can they choose not to recognise a public holiday. Labour day was primarily a fight for improved working conditions and an eight hour day (eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest). By not recognising this holiday Melbourne University is basically saying, we prefer to overwork our staff and underpay their efforts. Talk about holding a grudge, I think it is time they got over the fact that a few building stones didn’t get laid that day and start to think about the long term benefit that strike had on a nation.