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NEWS & LETTERS, NOVEMBER 2003Borders showdownAnn Arbor, Mich.--Employees at Borders Bookstore in downtown Ann Arbor, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 876, voted on Oct. 19 to authorize a strike. The Ann Arbor store was the first in the nationwide chain that now has 425 locations. Ten days ago the employees had rejected a contract, which did not address full-time status, overtime, vacations, scheduling, or a “living wage.” Minneapolis and Sterling Heights, Mich. are two other locations that have begun to organize. Workers, teachers and student activists have been picketing the Ann Arbor store daily at noon and 6 p.m. and have received favorable responses from the public. Borders workers are asking supporters not to shop at Borders Bookstore when the strike is called. Supporters can sign petitions, obtainable at http://bordersreadersunited.blogspot.com. For updates on the unionizing drive, see www.bordersunion.com. --Supporter |
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