angryblackbitch.blogspot.com - 12/8/2008
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A bitch saw a news report on the worker sit-in at Republic Windows and Doors and…well, wow! The story is getting a lot of play and this bitch thinks this worker action is an example of the reality many workers face in these fubaristic economic times. The workers were laid off with three days ...
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/8/2008
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
The sit-in by laid-off workers at Chicago's Republic
Windows & Doors plant will continue for at least...
another night after union, company and bank representatives decided to continue negotiating a settlement tomorrow afternoon. A three-hour meeting was ...
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No end yet to worker sit-in
suntimes.com - 12/9/2008
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suntimes.com —
Sit-in continues after no resolution reached GOOSE ISLAND
| State, local officials threaten to cut ties with...
Bank of America Laid-off workers of Republic Windows & Doors announced late Monday they would continue their nationally watched sit-in ...
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Republic Windows & Doors sit-in reaches fifth day :: ...
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Job loss, insurance, and reproductive health
Feministing —
... Ms. Darling, who was interviewed at her home here as she cradled the infant in her arms.
As it turned out, the insurance company denied her claim, leaving Ms. Darling with more than $17,000 in medical bills.
I just had to highlight this anecdote because it shows so starkly how all of these issues are connected.
Also check out the coverage of the sit-in at a Chicago factory on Sunday, where workers demanded the wages they're owed. Shark-Fu has more...
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Shakesville —
... the sit-in as part of a re-emergent labour movement, saying: "This story has resonated around the world". Everyone from Obama to local commentators have cast the protesters as a symbol of the American worker in an increasingly volatile economy and resultingly hostile and unpredictable workplace. Meanwhile, Bank of America – which has itself been bailed out by the Feds to the tune of $25bn so far – has become the face of what's wrong with the bail-out. Says the blogger Angry Black Bitch accurately, bluntly: Between the lack of home-owner considerations in ...
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