Early last winter, when the National Restaurant Association issued a formal statement about how raising the minimum wage would kill their industry, Paul Saginaw, one of the co-founders of Ann Arbor’s iconic Zingerman’s Deli, felt compelled to respond, and argue in favor of raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25. “We would be irresponsible employers […]
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Zingerman’s founder Paul Saginaw on his time with Obama, the importance of raising the minimum wage, and why business owners should invest in their employees instead of their lobbyists
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Food, Michigan, Politics, Sustainability, Uncategorized Also tagged abortion, affordable housing, Ben's Chili Bowl, Busboys and Poets, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, campaign spending, Cheetos, civil unrest, communities of hate, community chest, compassion, Costco, Crain’s Detroit Business, Debbie Dingell, debt, Democratic Steering Committee, Detroit News, dishwashing, emergency relief, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, food service, Gary Peters, hairy underbellies, health insurance, hugs, hypocrisy, Joseph Stiglitz, lobbyists, Lori Saginaw, Lynn Yates, Mark Schauer, Matt Greff, minimum wage, Mitch Albom, money as free speech, National Restaurant Association, non-tip restaurants, Obama, Obamacare, open book finance, Paul Saginaw, Planned Parenthood, profit sharing, Raise Michigan, Rene Greff, reuben, Rick Strutz, ROC, Secret Service, Secretary of Labor, student debt, Supreme Court, Thomas Perez, thrivable wage, tipping, Tom Harkin, Zingerman's 49 Comments
Legfest raises over $4,000 for Patrick Elkins… enough to save a significant portion of one of his legs
We haven’t yet tallied everything up, but it looks as though, between Friday night’s show at Woodruff’s, the auction, the online fundraiser, and everything else, we’ve managed to scrape together a little over $4,000 to put toward paying off the medical bills of our friend Patrick Elkins. Thank you so much to all of you […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged auctions, bionic legs, blood clots, Community Rebirth, Cre Fuller, fundraisers, It's a Wonderful Life, Jennifer Scro, Kayj, Keelan, Legfest, legs, Mighty Good Coffee, Nightshade Army Industries, orgasm, panties, Patrick Elkins, philanthropy, robots, Safety Girl, sex toys, Steve Austin, Steve Gross, Tom Perkins 12 Comments
“Love the Man. Save the Leg…” Announcing a coordinated campaign to help Patrick Elkins deal with his life-threatening medical bills
My friend Patrick Elkins, who I often mention here on the site, has been dealing with some relatively serious health issues these past several years. As I suspect many of you already know, he’s got something called DVT, or Deep Vein Thrombosis, which essentially means that, in the absence of medical intervention, extremely painful, and […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged bankruptcy, beer, blood clots, collection agencies, contract employees, debt, Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, fundraisers, health care reform, health insurance, Legfest, Medicaid, medical bill, medical bills, Patrick Elkins, pulmonary embolism, University of Michigan, We Are the World 108 Comments