MSNBC: Republic Windows & Doors, union leaders and Bank of America reached the deal Wednesday evening. Each former Republic employee will get eight weeks' salary, all accrued vacation pay and two months' paid health care, said U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who helped broker the deal. He said it works out to about $7,000 apiece.
"We lost the jobs but we got something," said Lalo Munoz, who worked at the plant for 24 years.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Chicago Sit-In Workers Get Their Pay
It pays to stand up for your rights. Hopefully, other businesses laying off people will take note that people aren't garbage that you can just throw out when you're done. The workers are happy, though it's not much really.
