Work Day

The media is just one industry that doesn t get the day off But we wanted to see who else is hard at work on Labor Day Amber Schatz reports While thousands of vacationers around the country are packing up after a 3 day weekend of camping boating and basically being labor-free Another select group is hard at it Brian Guderjahn Wilton andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t farmers-unionandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Farmers Unionandamp lt aandamp gt Elevator andamp quot Labor Day typically isn t a holiday from farming sector andamp quot In the grain industry for 30 plus years Brian says working on weekends and holidays in this line of business just comes with the territory Guderjahn andamp quot We usually have a harvest break at this time but being three weeks behind normal everybody s out working andamp quot Guderjahn andamp quot Most activity this morning is from guys that harvested yesterday and bringing product into elevator now this afternoon will be out in fields From farming to constructing Manual labor workers here say they couldn t afford to take the day off Ryan Dietrich Creative Construction andamp quot It doesn t bother me at all I like to get the hours in andamp quot And they are It s just like any other Monday for a lot of workers andamp quot Thank you very much have a good day andamp quot This Wilton gas station is pumping out customer after customer both workers and non-workers Jim Mertz C-Store Manager andamp quot It s been very busy with all the traffic of people coming home from camping andamp quot All the harvesters are being out already this morning being out on combine and fueling up and getting ready andamp quot And of all the people who work hard on Labor Day who does more than a new mom Leah Swenson New mom andamp quot I gave birth at 4 in the morning I was really tired it was intense lots of pain andamp quot In labor for at least six hours this family says it s been a lot of hard work today But it s been well worth it to meet baby Thor Junior on this andamp quot supposedandamp quot day of rest Reporter asking question Swensons andamp quot Probably it ll probably be the family joke yah you better work hard you were born on Labor Day andamp quot Amber Schatz KX News