Justice Follows Direct Action: Former Boss of Occupied Factory Jailed
By Benjamin Dangl September 14, 2009 Richard Gillman, the former CEO of Chicago’s Republic Windows and Doors factory where over 200 workers organized a victorious sit-in last year, has been sent to jail on eight charges including felony, theft, fraud, and money laundering. After the judge announced the $10 million bail, the shocked and dazed Gillman,…