[CitizensTruth] More coverage on Chicago Factory Occupation By Laid-off Workers

[Daniel Stafford]

Workers Occupy Factory in Chicago
http://www.truthout.org/120708C
Rupa Shenoy, The Associated Press: "Workers who got three days' notice their factory was shutting its doors voted to occupy the building and say they won't go home without assurances they'll get severance and vacation pay they say they are owed. In the second day of a sit-in on the factory floor Saturday, about 200 union workers occupied the building in shifts while union leaders outside criticized a Wall Street bailout they say is leaving laborers behind. About 50 workers sat on pallets and chairs inside the Republic Windows and Doors plant. Leah Fried, an organizer with the United Electrical Workers, said the Chicago-based vinyl window manufacturer failed to give 60 days' notice required by law before shutting down."