Steady climb up ladder of success

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100905/NEWS01/709059913/214#steady-climb-up-ladder-of-success

Published Monday September 6, 2010

John Phillips hates to fly.

But he has no problem scaling skyscrapers.

That's a good thing when you make your living washing windows.

Phillips owns AAA Window Cleaning in Omaha. For seven years, he has wooed new clients and wielded a squeegee.

“I will rappel off a 14-story building, but I can't stand flying,” he said, laughing.

Phillips is one of thousands of workers in Nebraska and Iowa who will take a day off to celebrate labor.

Labor Day has evolved over the years from a day of fiery speeches on behalf of the “workingman” to a day of family and friends gathering over a hot grill and cold beer.

FULL story & photo at link.