LIFE IN BRIEF | UAW, CMU reach tentative agreement
Unions
UAW, CMU reach tentative agreement
CMU and the United Auto Workers Local 6888 union has reached a tentative contract agreement for the 2009-10 academic year. The union represents approximately 330 office professional employees around campus. The tentative agreement was reached at a bargaining session Thursday.
Garage sales
City wide sale this weekend
The sixth annual City wide Garage Sale will take place this weekend around Mount Pleasant. There will be raffles for sellers and a sweepstakes for buyers. For more information, call 773-3717.
Films
Summer reading program airing movie Tuesday
A film showing will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Memorial Library, located at 301 S. University Ave. The film will document artist David Drayton and a small town fighting off creatures out of an unnatural vapor. Space is limited to the first 200 people that attend and is on a first come, first-serve basis. For more information, call 773-3242.
Farmers Market
Happening this week downtown
The Farmers Market will take place again this Thursday and Sunday. The market will happen from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in Island Park, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in Town Center in downtown Mount Pleasant. Farmers from across mid-Michigan will gather to sell their produce each week until October 10. For more information, call 779-5331.
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