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As the sit-in at the Republic Windows and Doors plant reached its third day, Rev. Jesse Jackson paid a visit to factory workers. The factory was suddenly shut down this week after Bank of America canceled the company's line of credit due to the current economic crisis. Workers, however, are demanding severance packages they say are owed to them. A law signed by Gov. Blagojevich a few years ago backs this claim up. According to NBC 5:
The Illinois WARN Act, signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2004, requires employers to give 60 days notice to employees and their unions, the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Bureau of Workforce Development and the Illinois Department of Labor, of a plant closing or mass layoff.Union officials say the line of credit the company had was around $5 million; Bank of America was one of several banks that recently received money in a bailout package from the Federal Government, totaling $25 billion for BoA, which the union says obliges BoA to maintain their commitment to the company. Jackson is meeting with workers in an attempt to work out a deal. According to Jackson's Ranibow PUSH Coalition, Jackson is trying to get BoA to reinstate the credit and keep the factory open, even though BoA claims the factory's finances are not its responsibility.
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Jesse Jetstream must have finally reached the breaking point in not getting any media coverage because Obama has been getting it all.
So for those of you that have never heard this, here it is again: The most dangerous place on Earth is to get between Jesse Jackson & a TV camera!
Jesse Jackson would show up at the grand opening of a dry cleaner if there was television coverage. I'm glad his son has taken a different approach to things. It would seem that Jesse Sr. has turned into a caricature of himself these past few years...
The WARN act, at first glance, looks decent and compassionate. But let's say you are a business, either a manufacturer or distributor, and you are considering an plant in Illinois.
With anti-business acts like the our state's WARN act, combined with the absurdly high taxes in Illinois, would you choose Illinois.
As many companies have decided, they can simply take their businesses and jobs elsewhere. Thank you, Gov. Blagojevich and the Democratic-controlled State Legislature.
Rich Gillman ain't exactly a saint in this drama.
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Yeah giving your employees 60 days notice that you're going to shut down is so harsh and anti-business. You're always good for laughs Ward.
this issue is about the workers not jesse jackson.
demonstration planned for tomorrow (tues) at noon 231 s lasalle.
Wrong gerobobo!
As soon as Jetstream shows up, it's all about him, he doesn't give a shit about the workers or anyone else for that matter, only about himself!
He's a sick, self-absorbed asshole that can't bear the lack of media attention & hates not to be the star of where ever he is.
He manages to make Oprah look shy, & reticent.
I also have no doubt that he's picked out his next mistress from the best looking woman at the plant! She'll be the one that's going to "meet" with him to figure out the worker's future!
No, this is issue is not about Jesse Jackson.
His supposed ego and the obsession of him by yourself and others is not the focus. The focus is on the workers and their families. Let's talk about that. Let's talk about the bailout and the Bank of America and the meeting that will be happening tomorrow that will hopefully end this situation fairly.
Dont like Jackson? Fine. Ignore him. He's irrelevant other than for media attention. But it's silly for the Chicagoist and it's posters (and for the media at large) to focus on Jesse Jackson.
A 60 day notice seems unreasonable to me. Its intentions are good, but the effect is a different story.
Jesse Jackson, actually IS helping raise awarness of this "issue", which shows just how tuned out we have become, if that's what it takes. But You can't blame him for it. I mean he's gotten so rich of the suffering of others, he could just retire.
Oh and PhotoshopAbuser
And as far as Jesse Jr goes, that apple did not far from the tree. He is nothing but a modern day
caricature. At least Senior did do some good 20 years ago before he completely sold out.
I like how on certain issues there are only three letters in Ward Up's alphabet