Echoing the direct action workers took in the Depression to win unions, the 260 members of the United Electrical Workers Local 1100 began occupying the Republic Windows and Door factory in Chicago on Friday, Dec. 5, to protest its abrupt closing. Their protest marks the most dramatic response so far from workers to rising layoffs—1.3 million since September, the most for… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesEmployers trying to screw employees out of what is owed them is not new. In October I was laid off along with close to 700 other employees at my law firm - and no, I am not an attorney. Just someone who wiped attorney butt all day.
Just like Republic they won’t pay accrued vacation (I am sitting on over 225 hours) or the WARN Act monies as required by law. You’d think that lawyers would know what laws to follow and not to break! At least 300 of us have not found new employment in this economy and are looking forward to Crappy Holidays thanks to Heller Ehrman as well as Bank of America and Citibank who are making decisions not to pay us.
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