Friday, February 24, 2012

Chicago Workers Win Chance To Save Their Jobs By Occupying Factory

Chicago Workers Win Chance To Save Their Jobs By Occupying Factory: pBack in December 2008, laid off workers at Republic Windows and Doors — a factory in Chicago — occupied their workplace to demand back vacation and severance pay, and to protest the fact that they were given just three days notice of impending job cuts. Eventually, the bank’s lender, Bank of America, relented, giving the [...]/p