Entries tagged with "strike"

Shoppers without Borders

posted by srah on December 1, 2003 2:14 PM

Tags: ann arbor, borders, parking, strike

What is the point of a strike if you're only going to strike at one store in a chain? I understand that the downtown Ann Arbor Borders store is the original and the largest in the world and therefore a good target for picketing, but it really confuses me that it's life as usual at the much better, convenient-to-parking store across town. Is it okay to shop there, then? Is it the downtown Borders or the corporation itself that's trying to screw over its workers? Why aren't they complaining on Washtenaw? I bet the downtownies have to pay for parking...

It is at times like this that I wish my camera was digital

posted by srah on March 27, 2003 5:28 AM

Tags: assistantship, france, politics, strike, united states, war

Or is it were digital? I started my 10:00 class with a whopping four students and was explaining the rules of the game we were going to play, when I was interrupted by an invasion. Hundreds of students from neighboring high schools descended on Valéry Larbaud to encourage them to join in their "strike for peace". My students watched out the window and we talked about how, de toutes les façons, ça sert à rien to go on a strike for peace in France, which is not even at war. George Bush is not going to suddenly change positions after...