Chicago Workers Strike

Workers End Protest At Closed Chicago Factory

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — They've taken their sleeping bags and pillows back home and hauled away their protest placards after ending a nearly weeklong sit-in a...

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The Immigrant Story That Wasn't: Laid Off Republic Windows Employees Just Regular Working Stiffs

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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Esther J. Cepeda

I am absolutely stunned that the peaceful sit in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory and warehouse has not been stuck in the ghetto of "immigrant story."

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Laid Off Workers Refuse To Leave Chicago Factory

AP | RUPA SHENOY | Posted 01.06.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Workers who got three days' notice that their factory was shutting its doors have occupied the building and say they won't go home wit...

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