Zeroday

Zero Day

The first day of the Week (Standard Week ). Human Terrans often use the OTT designation Sunday. Schools and Federal Offices are closed on Zero Day. Most banks, manufacturing and office based businesses are closed. The Xchanges are closed union wide.

Federal Employees such as soldiers, police and similar occupations receive a Z DAY bonus if they have to work.

Most other businesses are open.

No federal mandates or laws exist regulating work times. Rest periods and days of leisure are often locally regulated.

On Union Fleet Ships. Noon Watch on Zero Day begins with the sounding of the Union Hymn.

At the Assembly the "Speaker of the former Week" hands over business to the "New Speaker". (The Speaker of the Assembly is a weekly changing office) The new Speaker opens Assembly business for the new week by ringing the Assembly bell at Zero Hour (Midnight) and leads the Assembly into reciting the Pledge top the Union and its Citizens. After that the Docket count is set to zero and the first new Docket issue presented.

Zero Day is used in official business but has not managed to replace the commonly used "Sunday" among Terran Humans.