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December 6, 2008
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CLERGY AND COMMUNITY HOLD PRAYER VIGIL FOR WORKERS OCCUPYING REPUBLIC
WINDOWS PLANT
WHO: Clergy and Community Leaders with workers occupying plant
WHERE: Republic Windows, 1333 N Hickory (on Goose Island near Halsted
and Division)
WHEN: Saturday, December 6 at 12:00 noon
The Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues is holding
a prayer rally for the 200 workers who have been told that their plant
is closing but have not been properly paid by the guidelines set forth
in the WARN Act. It is estimated that the workers are owed
$1,000,000.
On Wednesday the workers, members of the United Electrical
Workers union, protested outside of Bank of America in downtown
Chicago, chanting, "You got bailed out, we got sold out." With
Republic Windows not able to pay its workers, Bank of America
apparently now owns the plant, filled with inventory and expensive
equipment. The workers insist that they get paid before the assets
are removed from the expansive plant.
As a sign of solidarity with the workers, religious and
community leaders will lead prayers and speak about the workers'
rights to just compensation and fair treatment in the midst of these
harsh economic times.
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