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Chicago Worker-Owned Window Factory Opens for Business

Chicago Worker-Owned Window Factory Opens for Business
Thu, 5/16/2013 - by Laura Flanders
This article originally appeared on Yes! Magazine

When 250 workers were laid off by what was then called Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago, they arranged a sit-in to protest violations against their union agreements. The second time it happened, they decided to purchase the now-bankrupt company and operate it themselves. The new company is a worker-owned co-operative called New Era Windows, which has just opened for business.

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