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Chicago, Cook County threaten to cut ties with Bank of America over Republic workers
December 9, 2008CHICAGO — City aldermen and Cook County commissioners vowed to cut ties with Bank of America if it didn't give 250 sit-in strikers the pay they were due. Workers occupying the Republic Windows and Doors factory,...
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Illinois tells Bank of America ‘no business’ after workers sit in
December 9, 2008CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich ordered all state agencies Dec. 8 to stop doing business with Bank of America to try to pressure the bank into helping laid-off workers staging a sit-in at their shuttered...
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Barack Obama on the side of workers occupying factory
December 9, 2008CHICAGO — As news of workers occupying the Republic Windows and Doors factory here spread across the nation Dec. 7, President-elect Barack Obama came out on the side of the workers. “When it comes to the...
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Solidarity pours in for Chicago workers occupying factory, Obama says demands are ‘absolutely right’
December 8, 2008CHICAGO (Updated) – Solidarity is pouring in for 250 workers who have been sitting-in for three days at Republic Windows and Doors, including from President-elect Barack Obama. The company closed abruptly Dec. 5 because Bank of...
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Workers occupy factory – demand justice
December 7, 2008We're here to demand our rights,' said Manuella Rivera in a gentle but firm voice, 'and we'll stay until we get justice.' Rivera, a 58-year-old window assembler is among workers at Republic Windows and Doors who...
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