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Worker Sit-In

Workers Remain In Shuttered Plant

Protest Becomes Symbol For Economic Mess; Meeting Set For Today To Discuss Standoff

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Chicago window factory workers in the fourth day of a sit-in at their former workplace will meet today with politicians, company owners and bank officials to help resolve the standoff.

The 200 workers demanding severance and vacation pay have become a national symbol for thousands of employees laid off nationwide. They occupied the plant of their former employer, Republic Windows and Doors, after the company abruptly fired them last week. Read the rest of this entry »

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