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Chicago workers: ‘Don’t let it die!’
December 16, 2008
“This is the start of something,” urges Republic Windows worker Raul Flores. “Don’t let it die. Learn something from it.”
Victory at Republic Windows & Doors
December 11, 2008
After six days occupying the plant, workers at Republic Window & Doors in Chicago voted to accept a settlement late last night.
Four San Francisco labor activists arrested at BofA in support of Chicago factory occupation
December 10, 2008
A sit-in and protest was held in San Francisco on Dec. 9 as an act of solidarity with workers who have been sitting in since Dec. 5 at the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago. Four people were arrested at a downtown San Francisco office of Bank of America.
Chicago workers occupy their factory
December 8, 2008
A factory occupation in Chicago that began as a show of defiance by 250 workers has been transformed into a focus of international labor solidarity. Suddenly, something usually relegated to dusty labor history books about the 1930s is a reality.