The latest on Chicago's David v. Goliath labor struggle

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Workers occupying Chicago's Republic Windows and Doors factory make progress in talks with Bank of America.
"Bank of America — they get billions of dollars out of our pockets, out of our taxes and basically we're paying them to get us fired."
— Raul Flores on the labor negotiations

An on-going story out of Chicago may be drawing to a close this morning. It’s the David vs. Goliath tale of workers at Chicago’s Republic Windows and Doors factory who were laid off from their jobs when Bank of America axed the company’s credit line. Rather than admitting defeat, some 200 employees decided to occupy the factory floor—and Bank of America came to the bargaining table.

Negotiations between the bank and the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers’ Union continued late into Tuesday night, but the union is insisting that there is still no deal and the workers are still sitting in. The Takeaway talks to Raul Flores, an eight-year employee of the company.

Guests:

Raul Flores

Contributors:

Noel King

Comments [1]

Lanny Cotler

If you know how to get in contact with Raul Flores, please tell him the the sweat-shirt he wore on Democracy Now!, with bold letters advertising "OLD NAVY" -- is really unfortunate.

Tell him what kind of a company Old Navy is.

What kind of labor practices do they adhere to?

Ai de mi!

Dec. 10 2008 09:58 PM
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