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...from Berlin to Tokyo. While many are driven by nostalgia for the classic Adidas or Pumas they wore as a kid, others amass the shoes not to wear but to save and admire like a stamp or baseball-card collection. "It's the thrill of the chase," says Carra Crehan, 26, who works at a New York City sneaker boutique called Laces and says she has 200 pairs of sneakers--all insured--that she stores on racks in her kitchen and living room...
Almost three weeks ago, a group of four or five drivers, headed by Michael T. Crehan '81, threatened that a majority of drivers would go on strike unless the University granted them a pay increase. The University replied that it would be prepared with alternate plans in the event of a strike...
Another faction of drivers led by Curtis, emerged saying Crehan and his following had represented their own views as those of the whole group. Several days later, a majority of the drivers voted to officially call off the threat of a strike. But the drivers also voted to unionize, preferably independently. They hinted at the possibility of joining District 65 of the United Auto Workers, which historically has enjoyed a highly antagonistic relationship with the University...
This was not the first time that Curtis had committed an important error of omission. Curtis criticized Crehan's strike announcement, not because it lacked driver support, but because it conflicted with his own plans. Without telling anyone, Curtis had been researching the possibility of the drivers unionizing at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB...
...Should I have kept my mouth shut on the off chance that Tom Curtis had a secret plan for the drivers to unionize?" Crehan asked...