It is confirmed that Republic planned to move operations to Iowa, to a plant were the workers were going to be paid almost half what they make in Chicago and almost no benefits. ChiTown news should have a full story up soon. I will post more as I get it.
Honduran Civil Society Leaders Visit Chicago, Advocate for Restoration of the Constitutional Government and an End to Human Rights Violations...
Honduran Civil Society Leaders Visit Chicago, Advocate for Restoration of the Constitutional Government and an End to Human Rights Violations La Voz de los de Abajo, Casa Morazán and NALACC invite you to panel discussions and community forums in Chicago with leaders of Honduran civil society touring U.S. with immigrant leaders to advocate for the restoration of the constitutional government and an end to the escalating human rights violations. One month after the interruption of constitutional order in Honduras through a military coup d’état and in the wake of widespread reports of human rights violations harkening back to events of the 1980s, the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) is bringing a delegation of civil society representatives from that country to the U.S. to participate in a speaking tour and to advocate for the restoration of constitutional order and respect for human rights. U.S. based Latino immigrant leaders will also join this del
It's not a rumor. The Republic Windows people HAVE moved to Iowa. While they were making plans to shutter the Illinois plant and and lay off the workers, principals of Republic Window were forming ANOTHER company, Echo Windows LLC. Echo Windows has already purchased the residential window division of another company and it's factory in Iowa! I've got links to the information on my site:
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