This video from the USA says about itself:
Workers and some of their supporters at the occupied Republic Window and Door factory on Chicago’s near north side spoke with a team of reporters from the World Socialist Web Site on Tuesday afternoon, December 9, as their struggle approached a climactic end to its fifth day. Company management had fired the entire workforce the previous Friday, claiming that because the Bank of America had refused to extend credit the company was compelled to shut its doors in bankruptcy. The United Electrical Workers union won a representation election at the shop in 2004 and has been negotiating the terms of the shutdown with management.
The economic crisis continues.
“Car Czar” to slash wages, jobs of US autoworkers: here.
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Bush History-Bush Will Replace Today’s Wise Regulator with Man GOPer Said Aided ’08 Mkt. Collapse 12/10
Once in a great while even Bush gets things right: on this date he
replaces incompetent SEC head Harvey Pitt with competent William
Donaldson who imposes much needed market regulation. After business
protests Bush caves and names free wheeling Christopher Cox as new SEC
head. Cox contributed to the 2008 market collapse by turning “our
markets into a casino” said one prominent GOPer
http://poorgeorgesalmanac.com/?p=1087
Today’s category: Bushisms, Incompetence, The Corporation’s Yes Man
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Workers Occupy Chicago Factory
Written by David May
Sunday, 07 December 2008 Republic Window and Door
Beginning Friday, around 300 workers at the Republic Window & Door factory in Chicago have occupied the plant demanding severance and back-pay owed by the company. For the first time since the birth of the CIO union federation in the 1930s, U.S. workers are occupying their workplace. As the bosses push to place the burden of the failing economy on workers’ shoulders, the class struggle is back on the agenda in the U.S.
Message of Solidarity from FRETECO in Venezuela for the Republic Workers
Written by Socialist Appeal
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Republic Workers
Workers from the Revolutionary Front of Occupied Factories (FRETECO) in Venezuela send a message of solidarity and support to the courageous workers of Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago, IL. In English and Spanish/En español y inglés.
Message of Solidarity from Spain for the Republic Workers
Written by Socialist Appeal
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Republic Workers
Members of the Executive Committee of CC.OO. branch in Navantia-Ferrol send a message of solidarity to the workers of Republic Windows and Doors currently occupying their factory. In English and Spanish/En español y inglés
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