Once, a couple years ago, while doing my regular weekly shopping at the Cub at Nic & 50th area, I asked what the cashiers make. I was horrified to find they are paid minimum wage, and often kept to part time hours so they get no benefits. That day was the last time I shopped at Cub. I was horrified to discover that saving $50 on my groceries contributed to the miserable working/living conditions greedy businesses like this bring to the US.
THIS is the kind of business we want to bring into our inner city where people desperately need work? Why not work with the Twin Cities Food Coops and farmers markets to bring living wage jobs and local farmers with fresh produce, meat and dairy into the inner city? Why do we pander to corporations that bring NOTHING to us? Does Cub give back to the community? With living-wage jobs? Does Cub contribute to non-profit organizations or schools in our community? Are we going to give Cub a tax break for building their store at Nic Lake? Wendy Introwitz Pareene Lyndale Neighborhood resident -----Original Message----- From: jeff carlson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 11:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] RE: Cub? Cub is trying to move onto Lake and Nicollet with a two-story store and accompanying mega-ramp. This project is drawing mixed responses ranging from awe and admiration over an New Urbanist Cub and ire from small immigrant businesses scared stiffless about gentrification and franchise invasion. Sherman is a New Urbanist outfit - does the Central Cub fit the bill? Is it two stories? Right up to the street? Surface parking or ramp? Would any of that matter? I tend to think that an urban Cub is a bit of an oxy-moron, and yet I've seen big urban Safeway stores in D.C. they seemed to work decently. Maybe someday all of the big boxes with surface parking will just go away and give us our city back. Read: Hiawatha and Lake. Would Sherman step up and weigh on this? Jeff Carlson, Whittier __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
