Still More Turkeys
I just got yet another $400 check from Mayor Mike to thank me, the Finance Commissioner says, “for keeping New York City strong during difficult times.” Well, gosh, I try. But I’m still not voting Republican.
Mall Strike!
For years I’ve wanted to picket a shopping mall. Low wages, tacky store names urban sprawl and poor design are the crimes that leap immediately to mind. Add union-busting to the mix. At the Simon mall chain, which owns the Walt Whitman, Smith Haven, Source and Roosevelt Field malls here on Long Island, the employees of the firms that are subcontracted to clean the malls are members of the janitors union, Local 32BJ – all except for the food court cleaners. Now they too are organizing to join the union and are facing the typical barrage of threats, harassment and intimidation. The federal government’s National Labor Relations Board has ruled that management’s activities are illegal Unfair Labor Practices, and on Friday the union will stage a one day strike to protest this illegal activity. There will be a rally on Friday the 15th at 5:30 PM at the mall entrance […]
Things Overheard on the First Day of College
1. “Dude, our dorm is, like, the loudest dorm on campus. We were playing Blink 182 really loud all night long.” 2. “Excuse me. Can you tell me where room L77 is?” 3. “So, my mom called me this morning at, like, a quarter to seven, and she’s like, ‘I just want to know how your first day of school was,’ and I was like, ‘Mom, give me some space.’” (Whining italicized.) 4. “Is room L77 in the basement?” 5. “They’re selling dorm posters by the bus stop. I got this cool ‘Scarface’ poster.” “Cool.” 6. “Are you looking for room L77, too?” 7. “Cute shoes. Are you a biology major?” 8. “If we can’t find room L77, does that mean that class is cancelled?”