Wouldn't want to give the THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of OTHER AMERICAN WORKERS any ideas!!!!
Update: Illinois' Blagojevich Arrested for Trying to Sell Obama's U.S. Senate Seat
His backing the workers against B of A wouldn't have had anything to do with it, right? Christ, they REALLY DO CONTROL EVERYTHING!!!!
"Employee siege becomes a symbol; Firm's takeover opens window on workers' woes" by Associated Press | December 9, 2008
CHICAGO - The nation's grim economy now has a rallying point: Employees at a window-and-door factory that went out of business have taken over the building in a siege that has come to symbolize the woes of the ordinary worker.
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The Republic Windows and Doors factory closed abruptly last week after Bank of America canceled the firm's financing. Since, about 200 of the 240 laid-off workers have taken turns occupying the factory, declaring that they will not leave until getting assurances they will receive severance and accrued vacation pay.
But the standoff has also come to embody mounting anger over the government's willingness to bail out deep-pocketed corporations but not average people.
"There's a simplicity and straightforwardness to this particular case that anybody can wrap their head around," said James Thindwa, executive director for the Chicago office of Jobs With Justice, a national coalition of unions, community groups, and other organizations.
Apolinar Cabrera, a 17-year Republic employee, lost his job and benefits just as his wife is about to deliver their third child. "I don't know what to do," said Cabrera, 44, who worked in Republic's shipping department.
He didn't lose it; it was TAKEN from him. The MSM and their word games!
The workers show up in groups of 50 or 60 to occupy the plant around-the-clock in eight-hour shifts....
I have to say, this is the first time some AMERICANS have filled me with hope in a very long time!! We'll see what happens!!
Well, let's hear an out-of-work story from the Globe (page B2!):
"Deported find little back home; New Bedford raid left many adrift" by Traci Carl, Associated Press | December 9, 2008
XICALCAL, Guatemala - .... The Michael Bianco raid signaled the government's new, no-tolerance attitude toward its undocumented population. So far, only 160 former Michael Bianco employees have been sent home. But the raid has had a ripple effect, scaring US employers into policing their work forces.
That's interesting: when the cops bash down your doors and beating you up, it isn't scary; however, when it gets after corporations and illegals, well, the MSM is whistling a different tune!
Thousands of workers found themselves jobless, returning to hometowns struggling to feed returning populations. One of these is Xicalcal, a collection of homes down a dirt road in Guatemala's Mayan highlands.
Good thing that isn't happening in AmeriKa, Globe!
The area was among the hardest-hit during Guatemala's civil war in the 1980s, and many fled as soldiers and militias killed anyone suspected of being a leftist guerrilla. A few migrants ended up in New Bedford, where the fishing and textile factories rarely asked for work papers.
Translation: U.S.-supported DEATH SQUADS!
And about New Bedford. Also see: Kitty Carnage
Over the years, hundreds followed, some paying smugglers as much as $6,000 for the trip. As money flowed back, Mayan women replaced their hand-embroidered blouses with polyester tops. Crude huts gave way to three-bedroom concrete homes. But mostly the town emptied, homes left half-finished.
Yeah, the poor Guatemalans and how much they are hurting!! Now how about an ARTICLE about AMERICANS in the SAME SITUATION, Globe? There ISN'T ONE in MY PAPER!!!! Besides, the Guatemalans are suffering for the SAME REASON WE ARE -- the GLOBALISTS and their policies have BROUGHT THIS ABOUT -- as planned!!!
In New Bedford, the Guatemalans spent long hours pushing fabric through chattering sewing machines at such companies as Michael Bianco. The factory started out making leather goods for brands such as Coach, and ended up winning $230 million in contracts to produce military gear for the US war in Iraq.
What, he coundn't FIND (or didn't want to PAY) Americans?
Is that an INSULT or what? Support the troops?
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As far back as 2002, the US Social Security administration suspected Michael Bianco might be hiring illegal immigrants. It sent a letter stating that almost a quarter of workers' Social Security numbers did not check out. Similar letters arrived each year.
And they did NOTHING for 5 YEARS!!
By 2007, Michael Bianco's payroll had swelled to almost 650. Over two-thirds had disputed Social Security numbers. On March 6, 2007, armed agents in black flooded the floor and blocked the exits. Workers scattered and hid. News of the raid was splashed across the evening news in the United States and made headlines in Guatemala....
Victor Garcia, 34, wonders how he will feed his children. At Michael Bianco, he sent home up to $500 a month. Now, he is lucky to earn $6 a day. "I just wanted to work," he said.
As opposed to Americans who don't?
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I mean, hey, it is not like the illegals are gang members, rapists or CHILD rapists, etc.
Also see: Promoting the Illegal Immigration Agenda
The Hard-Working Mexican Immigrant
Slain Illegal Was Driving Drunk
AmeriKa's Godfathers
And it is not like AMERICAN CITIZENS are entitled to the same level of concern either, is it?
And you can SHOVE the RACIST CHARGE! Go ahead, take a look at my African labels or any on Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan or Palestine.
