Some years ago they passed a Monday holiday law, switching the date of
> a number of national holidays so they would always be on a Monday,
> creating a three day weekend. That includes Martin Luther King Day,
> Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, and Columbus Day.
The Monday Holiday Law predates Martin Luther King Day.
Roughly speaking, workers have seen a gradual cutback in the number of1 2 3 4 5 6
> holidays they get a day off from work. There were always the big
> 5--NY, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving, and Christmas,
that everyone got off (except critical personnel).
For a large value of 5.
Seth