Working stiffs | The Honolulu Advertiser

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Working stiffs | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Posted on: Monday, September 4, 2006

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Working stiffs

Advertiser Staff

Number of people 16 or older in the nation's labor force in May 2006: 151 million.

Percentage of workers in private industry who receive a paid vacation: 77 percent.

Number of workers who hold down more than one job: 7.5 million.

— Zenaida Serrano

FINAL WORD

"The quest for the work you love — it all begins with two simple questions: Who am I? and What in the world am I doing here?"

Laurence G. Boldt | author of "How to Find the Work You Love"

SAVE THE PLANET

CANOE CLUB WILL TAKE IT ...

Got recyclables? Hui Nalu Canoe Club wants your scrap metal, appliances, newspapers, cardboard, HI 5¢ containers, green waste, old tires, usable clothing and household items, and other recyclable items.

The club will be collecting goods 8 a.m.to 2 p.m. Saturday at Maunalua Bay boat ramp in Hawai'i Kai. The club also seeks volunteers and van/truck drivers to help with the benefit. Details: 306-1876, 586-6510 or 228-0027.

— Zenaida Serrano

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