GOSHEN, IN
Mennonite Workers Local 606 walked off the job this past Friday, demanding that the work week be increased to 80 hours from the regular 40. The striking workers paraded around various Mennonite churches in town in hope that the elders would take action on the matter.
“We want a week that’s 80 hours, plus a monthly bath or shower!” shouted the workers. “We don’t want no leisure time. It’s a sin, should be a crime!”
The workers are also demanding that their pay be reduced to a “less showy” $8 an hour.
“Humble us with your pay, then make us slave away all day,” they yelled. “We don’t need much more than eight. The simple life for us is great!”
Things got a little rowdy when one striking Mennonite worker threw a Molotov cocktail through a church window calling the pastor a “fas