Domino’s CEO David Brandon, also a U-M Regent who leads the group on my list of the Regent’s political giving with his generous donations to a wide variety of conservative causes and candidates has announced he’ll continue to lead that company. The AP story is good, but they seem to be a little confused, saying: […]
What’s the link between Borders and Amazon.com? The striking Borders Employees are asking supporters to boycott “all Borders, Waldenbooks, and Amazon.com,” leading many to ask, “Why Amazon.com?” The answer is that Borders Incorporated has “teamed up” with Amazon.com to provide online sales on their borders.com and waldenbooks.com websites. Also, Amazon.com has incorporated into their website […]
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Ann Arbor’s new $6.7 Million homeless shelter is scheduled to open November 19, replacing the city’s three existing shelters, although not offering any more space, lest the city become a “magnet for the homeless.”: ” … As the opening date nears, concerns still linger over whether the new, state-of-the-art facility – with its sophisticated commercial […]
“Employees from the downtown Ann Arbor Borders store went on strike Saturday, holding signs outside and shouting at customers who walked into the store on East Liberty Street. A few of some 70 pickets Saturday morning shouted “Please don’t shop at Borders!” at pedestrians who passed the picket line and entered the store. Victoria Collins, […]
According to the Borders Readers United blog, employees of both the United Parcel Service and the U.S. Postal Service refused to cross the picket line at the downtown Borders store to deliver the mail on the first day of the strike. (Members of the Teamsters and National Association of Letter Carriers, respectively) Also, the Metro […]