LOS ANGELES, CA – Due to a historic record breaking March heatwave California sun applies for overtime pay amid ‘Unsustainable Workload’.
In an unprecedented labor dispute that has meteorologists and late-night hosts equally baffled, the California Sun formally filed for overtime pay this week, citing what it calls an “unsustainable workload” during a record-breaking March heatwave.
Representatives for the celestial body claim it has been “clocking in at full intensity” far beyond seasonal expectations, with one anonymous solar flare stating, “We signed up for spring warmth, not mid-July overachieving. This is burnout – literally.”
According to documents leaked from the Solar Workers Union (Local 1, since the dawn of time), the Sun alleges it has been pressured into “performative excessive shining” by a combination of climate trends, influencer beach photos, and aggressive brunch culture.
“Every time someone posts ‘perfect weather,’ management pushes us 10% brighter,” the filing reads. “We can’t keep radiating like this without proper compensation, or at least a cloud break.”
California residents have expressed mixed reactions. Some welcomed the sunshine, while others questioned whether the Sun should be classified as an essential worker or an “overhyped gas ball with a PR team.”
Meanwhile, air conditioners statewide have announced solidarity strikes of their own, claiming they too are “tired of carrying the entire indoor climate economy on their vents.”
Negotiations are expected to be tense. The Moon has reportedly offered to “cover a few extra night shifts,” though insiders say it lacks the necessary brightness to meet daytime demand.
As talks continue, experts warn that if no agreement is reached, the Sun may scale back output – raising the terrifying possibility of Californians having to experience what officials describe as “mild, seasonally appropriate weather.”
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