Category: Unions

Justice Follows Direct Action: Former Boss of Occupied Factory Jailed

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,…

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Lessons From Latin America

Lessons From Latin America

by Benjamin Dangl – The Nation Published in March 23 Print Issue of The Nation Rain poured down in La Paz, Bolivia, the day Barack Obama gave his inauguration speech. But the weather didn’t stop thousands of Bolivians from marching in the streets in support of a new constitution, a document set to grant unprecedented…

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Firing The Boss: An Interview with Chicago Factory Occupation Organizer

Firing The Boss: An Interview with Chicago Factory Occupation Organizer

By Benjamin Dangl Thursday, 15 January 2009 On December 5, 2008 over 200 recently-fired workers at the Republic Window and Doors factory in Chicago occupied their plant, demanding that they be paid their vacation and severance checks. The occupation ended victoriously six days later when the Bank of America and other lenders to Republic agreed…

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Finding Common Ground in Crisis: Social Movements in South America and the US

Finding Common Ground in Crisis: Social Movements in South America and the US

By Benjamin Dangl Thursday, 18 December 2008 People in the US seeking ways to confront the economic crisis could follow the lead of South American social movements. From Argentina to Venezuela, many movements have won victories against the same systems of corporate greed and political corruption that produce economic strife across the hemisphere. These movements…

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Workers Occupy Chicago Factory: Echoes of Argentina’s 2001 Worker Uprising

Workers Occupy Chicago Factory: Echoes of Argentina’s 2001 Worker Uprising

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