[Antiracism] [EFCA] Bailout Recipients vs Workers

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

Bailout Recipients Host Call Against Employee Free Choice <> 

 

On October 17, 2008, "Three days after receiving $25 billion in federal
bailout funds, Bank of America Corp. hosted a conference call with
conservative activists and business officials to organize opposition to the
U.S. labor community's top legislative priority."

 

Click to listen to the call:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/bank-of-america-hosted-an_n_161248.
html.

 

And only weeks after taking our bailout money, Bank of America turned its
back on hundreds of workers making energy efficient doors and windows in
Chicago by refusing to continue credit to Republic Windows & Doors.
Republic owners announced the plant was closing with only 3 days notice.

 

To make matters even worse than putting 260 people out of work, Bank of
America instructed Republic to refuse to pay workers the compensation that
they were legally entitled to, either earned vacation pay or the severance
pay legally required under the WARN Act (requiring proper notice of plant
closing), which Republic violated.

 

Like many other "titans of Wall Street," Bank of America is taking their
bailout -- supposedly meant to allow credit to get our economy moving again
-- and using it to take over other banks, pay bonuses to executives and
dividends to shareholders...  just about everything except helping
businesses continue to employ workers.

 

In response, beginning last December 5, 260 UE workers at Republic Windows &
Doors company occupied their plant for six days.  And won!

 

See you tomorrow?

 

Sit-In Striker to Speak in Springfield

Part of National Tour

Workers Call for "Resistance and Recovery" to Fix Economic Crisis

 

On Tuesday, February 3, Armando Robles, President, United Electrical Workers
(UE) Local 1110, will join local labor activists and allies for lunch at the
Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council Hall, 640 Page Blvd, Springfield, at
11:30am.  There is no charge for the lunch but donations will be requested
to help Robles and others tour the US and talk about their strike.  

 

Attendees should RSVP to (413) 827-0301 or wmjwj at wmjwj.org. 

 

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<http://jwj.org/freechoice/index.html> http://jwj.org/freechoice/index.html,
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