Won’t someone think of the ghosts? (via Blazing Cat Fur)
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) wants its members to be able to take paid grieving days for “aboriginal spirit friends.”
The Educational and Library Science group of the public servant union did not offer an explanation or definition of “aboriginal spirit friend,” but wants the term added to the list of family members workers can take days off to mourn.
Gilles Benoit of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, said he’s never heard the term before.
Maybe they’re the spirit friends of white people who like to wear fake native jewelery? Maybe they’re Quakers? Or maybe they’re just making up fake holidays at this point.
But that’s not the spookiest PSAC demand.
Other union demands: adding January 2nd, February 16th, May 1st to existing 10 paid statutory holidays
Four weeks paid vacation for new hires – up from three, five weeks paid vacation after eight years on the job
Destruction of negative employee performance reviews after one year
Maybe it would just be easier to hire their imaginary spirit friends?





















