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By the time their six-day sit-in ended on Wednesday night, the 240 laid-off workers at this previously anonymous 125,000-square-foot plant had become national symbols of worker discontent amid the layoffs sweeping the country. Civil rights workers compared them to Rosa Parks. But all the workers wanted, they said, was what they deserved under the law: 60 days of severance pay and earned vacation time.
And to their surprise, their drastic action worked. Late Wednesday, two major banks agreed to lend the company enough money to give the workers what they asked for.NYT reports:
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GRITtv talks to UE organizer Mark Meinster.
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With the financial crisis and the election of Barack Obama, allusions to the Great Depression, The New Deal, and FDR have become commonplace. But what can the past teach us about the current historical moment? Are the parallels useful? Historian and author Howard Zinn is well known for his People's History of the United States. And he says that it's still the people--from workers demanding an eight hour day to African Americans and the struggle for civil rights--who make change. Zinn says that the Chicago workers staging a sit in are drawing on a rich and very powerful history.With the financial crisis and the election of Barack Obama, allusions to the Great... more
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Recession or no recession, the 53 year-old CEO of Merrill Lynch has asked his board for a $10 million bonus.Recession or no recession, the 53 year-old CEO of Merrill Lynch has asked his board... more
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has ordered all state agencies to stop doing business with Bank of America until they resolve a standoff with employees of Republic Windows and Doors. According to Mark Meinster, an organizer for the United Electrical Workers Union (UE) on GRITtv, the employees are asking for wages owed them under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) as well as pay for vacation accrued and benefits. Meinster also noted that it is still unclear why the factory was closed. Whether Bank of America cut off the company’s line of credit or if the company is seeking to simply downsize and relocate. “We know we’re being lied to by one or both parties,” Meinster said.Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has ordered all state agencies to stop doing... more
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