MICHIGAN
Borders strikers ask for support
On Nov. 8, workers at Borders Books in Ann
Arbor, Mich., called a strike against a corporate management
that refused to bargain fairly with the union. On the morning
of Nov. 10, they brought their struggle to an upscale venue in
downtown Detroit, the new Compuware World Headquarters. A big
day was dawning. News cameras and throngs of visitors lined up
in the dark, eager to be among the first at the grand opening
of two retail establishments, Hard Rock Cafe and Borders Books,
at streetlevel in the marble and glass Compuware building.
While Hard Rock Cafe got the news media, Borders Books got
pickets.
The Borders Workers Union Organ izing Committee is
requesting solidarity actions from the public including
boycotting all Borders, Walden books, and Amazon.com; joining
Borders Readers United, the community support coalition;
volunteering to picket with workers in front of the store;
calling Borders headquarters (734-477-1100) to express your
support for the strikers; and signing an online petition:
BordersReadersUnited.2ya.com
For more information, go to www.bordersunion.org
--Cheryl LaBash
Reprinted from the Nov. 20, 2003, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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