The winter solstice occurs around December21 each year and it is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solsticce occurs around June 21st eaach year and it is the longest year in the Northern Hemisphere.
A term of employment law; where an employee is assigned to a new job and his/her position filled by another employee. In St. John, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal used these words: Canada Post's ability to loan employees from one part of the plant to another is subject to a general prohibition against backfilling.
Although Congress approved granting backpay to workers furloughed during the shutdown, many individuals were angered that the individuals responsible for shutting down the government continued to get paid. Over 450,000 individuals signed a Courage Campaign petition on MoveOn.org seeking to block congressional pay during the standoff.