Republic Windows And Doors Strike

Workers and union supporters rally outside of the republic windows and doors factory on dec.

Republic windows and doors strike. 6 2008 in chicago. In 2008 the boss decided to close our windows factory on goose island and fire everyone. In 2008 after many decades of operation republic windows and doors went bankrupt and was shut down. After all if the republic workers had just gone to court to seek what they were owed the matter would have been delayed for months or years with little chance that they would have been.

The union workers began a sit down strike which was successful and allowed them to recover their lost wages health benefits etc. In 2012 we decided to buy the factory for ourselves and fire the boss. We now own the plant together and run it democratically. Republic s regional service centers provide a long list of benefits that are close to home.

In this context the occupation of republic windows and doors was a breath of fresh air rightly seen as a signal that workers can fight the bosses attacks. Just before republic ceased operations and declared bankruptcy the owners of republic windows and doors bought echo windows and doors located in red oak iowa. Workers laid off from their jobs at the plant occupied the building and demanded. The occupation was in response to factory owners serious energy s announcement that it would be closing the factory and consolidating operations in colorado and pennsylvania.

In the middle of october of 2008 republic windows and doors had completely used their 5 million line of credit from bank of america and was forced to file for bankruptcy. This is our story. There are many advantages to buying in your own backyard. In the fall of 2009 cook county brought suit against republic s owners claiming that they took 10 truckloads of republic owned window manufacturing equipment prior to the plant colsure.

Confronted with a callous bank and management removing machinery in the middle of the night workers at chicago s republic windows and doors occupied their factory six days until a unanimous chicago sitdown strike produces win for workers not banks labor notes. On february 23 2012 about 65 workers initiated a second sit in strike of serious materials formerly republic windows and doors. Enjoy personal support local troubleshooting and faster product delivery from locations just down the road.