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city-journal.org - 12/18/2008
Windows on the Future?
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A radical union's action in Chicago could be a sign of things to come.

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Overlawyered:  New at City Journal: “Windows on the Future?”

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New at City Journal: “Windows on the Future?”
Overlawyered — ... I’ve got a new piece just up at City Journal on last week’s occupation of the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago, led by a union on the left fringe of the American labor movement. The action ended after six days with the capitulation of Bank of America and Chase under intense political pressure. Earlier coverage ...

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