That led to busboy by 1913.Ĭontemporary dictionaries include such definitions of omnibus as "a book containing reprints of a number of works" ( Merriam-Webster Online) – getting at the idea of an "anthology." Omnibus was in use by 1888, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary, to refer to one who assisted a waiter in a restaurant – presumably in reference to the wheeled carts such helpers typically used to carry away dirty dishes.
The busboy of a restaurant goes back to this same little bit of Latin, it turns out. Although his vehicles were known for a time as Shillibeers, "omnibus," or simply "bus," was the name that stuck. In 1819, a Frenchman named Jacques Lafitte introduced in Paris a type of vehicle he called voiture omnibus, combining the French word for "carriage" with the Latin phrase meaning "for all."Īn Englishman named George Shillibeer, who had worked for Lafitte, launched a similar service of horse-drawn buses in 1829 in London.
Omnibus has been part of the transport lingo of English since the 19th century, when the word entered the language to signify a four-wheeled vehicle with seats for passengers. How did a word that once referred to horse-drawn carriages come to refer to legislative packages with something for everyone? I mean a time when Congress has been tied up in knots trying to pass an omnibus bill to fund the federal government for the next little while – until the end of the fiscal year? Until after the next congressional recess? Until lunchtime? King said less than a month before he was assassinated.That messaging transcends location, race, and gender – and hit home this summer in a Waffle House a few miles from my front door. King’s narrative.“Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity, and it has worth,” Dr. “We believe that all workers deserve dignity, respect, and an opportunity to build a better future for ourselves and our families.”The video reminded me of a lesser-known speech from Martin Luther King Jr.: “All Labor Has Dignity.” Three years removed from the popularization of the term “essential worker,” our society has an opportunity to more deeply understand and revive Dr. “I am striking,” declared Keath Brown, an African American male. But what really warmed my heart was the boldness and diversity of the employees.John Schuessler, a white worker with distinctive pink hair, recalled the time an angry customer had a handgun in her waistband.
The town, home to historically Black South Carolina State University, is near and dear to my heart as where my parents met.The workers’ demands included a safety plan to address a spate of fighting at Waffle Houses, an end to paycheck deductions, and a call for $25 an hour for all workers, cooks, and servers. The Instagram account of the Union of Southern Service Workers, fittingly named posted video testimonials from Waffle House workers in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Earlier this summer, while vacationing in California, I saw striking actors and writers near Universal Studios in Hollywood and in front of Comic-Con in San Diego.Yet even with increased labor activity, there was still a recent occurrence that hit me like a lightning strike. Labor protests have been practically impossible to ignore during the past few months.
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