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Don't Get Caught in a Bad Hotel |
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| A flashmob infiltrates the Westin St. Francis hotel in San Francisco and performs an adaptation of Lady Gaga's song "Bad Romance." The event was organized to draw attention to a boycott called by the workers of the hotel who are fighting to win a fair contract and affordable healthcare. |
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Power in the Union |
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| "Power in a Union" by Joe Hill (sung by Utah Phillips) |
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12/10 Workers�Republic: Scenes From a Successful Factory Occupation |
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| Produced by Labor Beat [http://www.laborbeat.org] Scenes and interviews from the powerful workers�protest at Bank of America Center in Chicago’s financial district on Dec. 10, 2008. This protest represented a culmination of labor and community support of the members of UE Local 1110 who decided to occupy the Republic Windows and Doors plant because they were being laid off without legal notice or severance.
Interviews and speech excerpts include: Bob Kingsley, National Director of Organization, United Electrical Workers; Ricardo Cacetes, UE 1110 member; Raul Flores, UE 1110 member; Jorge Mujica, Immigrant Rights Leader; Richard Berg, President Teamsters Local 743; Larry Spivak, Regional Director of AFSCME District 31; Rev. Gregory Livingston, RainbowPUSH. 7 minutes.
That evening, Bank of America and other banks agreed to come up with $2 million to cover the union demands. The workers at the occupied plant voted to accept the agreement. The working class has now only scratched the potential power it has to change events. |
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12/7 Chicago, IL: Republic Windows Workers Occupy Plant! |
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| Laid-off workers are occupying a Chicago plant, arguing that the financial bailout ignores regular workers! |
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