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ChicagoMolex Denies Workers Voice at Shareholders MeetingSubmitted by Jesse Russell on November 1, 2009 - 3:13pm
Two French workers from a Molex plant in France that will be shuttered and the jobs moved to China or Vietnam flew to Chicago last week to meet with shareholders regarding the logistics surrounding the closing. More than two hundred fifty workers will lose their jobs due to the closure and according to the union representing the workers the U.S.-based company has been unresponsive to demands from the French union representing the workers. However, when the two workers arrived at the shareholders meeting they were denied entry. Labor Comes Together for American Banker's Association PartySubmitted by Jesse Russell on October 25, 2009 - 5:37pm
Lede: Labor is coming together for the American Banker's Association’s party in Chicago Tuesday. Doug Cunningham explains. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says the rally is expected to draw thousands of people to protest bank greed and the irresponsibility that nearly collapsed the financial system. Trumka says after being bailed out by taxpayers to the tune of $700 billion, banks still aren’t using their capital to fuel economic recovery for working people. SEIU President Andy Stern says bankers will get this message from labor at the Showdown In Chicago on Tuesday. ( categories: )
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