Report from the People's Bailout Week of Action

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	People's Bailout Now National Week of Action December 7-13, 2008 VICTORY at Republic Windows & Doors [Scroll down for more photos, video, & press clips] VIDEO CBS News: Main Street Fights Back Baltimore Solidarity with Republic Workers Action Solidarity with Republic Workers Action in NYC PHOTOS Click here to see all at once. Photos from the Sit-In at Republic Windows & Doors on LA Times website Photos from the Sit-In at Republic Windows & Doors on Chicago Indymedia PRESS CLIPS Chicago Workers To Rest Of Country: “Don’t Let It Die!” La Prensa San Diego - Dec 19, 2008 Fran Tobin, midwest organizer for Jobs with Justice, a coalition of labor and community groups with chapters around the country, shares Flores’ optimism. ... St. Louis officials say numerous projects could benefit from a federal public works project St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Dec 18, 2008 Members representing Missouri ProVote, ACORN and Jobs with Justice all stood at a press conference Thursday to urge quick action on Obama's economic ... Somebody has to respond San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Dec 15, 2008 Fran Tobin, Midwest organizer for Jobs with Justice, a national coalition of labor and community groups, predicts that "this is not the last time we're ... Down on upward mobility Indianapolis Star, United States - Dec 13, 2008 ... have been silently bailing out their companies for 35 years," says Nancy Holle, a leader in the advocacy group Central Indiana Jobs With Justice. ... Teamsters: KeyBank Ethically Bankrupt MarketWatch - Dec 12, 2008 "KeyBank's irresponsible decisions are putting working families in a bind," said Margaret Butler, the Director of Portland Jobs with Justice, ... Groups call for new bailout Denton Record Chronicle, TX - Dec 12, 2008 National workers’ rights group Jobs for Justice organized the demonstration. The rally was part of the National Week of Action organized by Jobs for Justice ... Meltdown also an opportunity, panel says HeraldNet, WA - Dec 12, 2008 About 230 people attended the event organized by nonprofit groups such as the Institute for Policy Studies, Jobs with Justice, National Community ... Atlantans Mark 60 Years of Universal Human Rights Atlanta Progressive News - Dec 12, 2008 One organization, Atlanta Jobs with Justice, has been very consistent about framing its advocacy efforts around public services, transportation, ... Chicago Workers to Rest of Country: 'Don’t Let it Die' New America Media, CA - Dec 11, 2008 Fran Tobin, mid-west organizer for Jobs with Justice, a coalition of labor and community groups with chapters around the country, shares that optimism. ... People's Bailout Now; Wal-Mart Shopping Death Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report Radio Jdimytai Damour, a Wal-Mart employee in NY was trampled to death by a frenzied crush of bargain hunting shoppers. Jobs with Justice is calling for a "People's Bailout" and Ntl Week of Action to fix the real economy. Taking protest to the bank Charlotte Post, NC - Dec 11, 2008 NC union members and community leaders protested BofA’s decision to withhold pay to workers at Chicago-based Republic Windows and Doors, which closed on Dec ... Housing foreclosures draw protesters to Bank of America Detroit Free Press, United States - Dec 11, 2008 ...Julie Barton, 41, with the group Jobs with Justice, carries a sign... Downtown protest targets Bank of America Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Dec 11, 2008 "We need a people's bailout, not a Wall Street bailout," said Francis Tobin, an organizer of Jobs with Justice, one of the coordinators of the protest. ... Chicago Workers Reach Deal, End Sit-In WWJ, MI - Dec 11, 2008 ... to this particular case that anybody can wrap their head around," James Thindwa, executive director for Jobs With Justice in Chicago, told WBBM. ... Chicago Workers Reach Deal, End Sit-In CBS News, NY - Dec 11, 2008 ... to this particular case that anybody can wrap their head around," James Thindwa, executive director for Jobs With Justice in Chicago, told WBBM. ... Tenants protest eviction practices Providence Journal - Dec 11, 2008 ...A new coalition of advocacy groups concerned with housing foreclosures rallied noisily outside a bank-owned triple-decker on Potters Avenue late yesterday... Labor Rights are Human Rights Corporate Watchdog Radio - Dec 10, 2008 Interview with Jon Weissman of Western Massachusetts Jobs with Justice Workers Continue to Occupy Republic Windows & Doors Free Speech Radio News, CA - Dec 10, 2008 UE workers and Jobs With Justice rallied today at Bank of America's Chicago headquarters to support the sit-downers and to demand that the bank stop home ... Update: House blockade 'warning' aims to stop foreclosures Providence Journal, RI - Dec 10, 2008 Ocean State Action, Jobs with Justice and several other groups are among housing advocates threatening to begin blockading foreclosed homes if banks try to ... Vermont Workers' Center Takes on a New Mission 7 Days Vermont - Dec 10, 2008 Now, Jobs for Justice, a national organization dedicated to workers’ rights and standard of living, is calling for a “people’s bailout.” Newspaper changes policy on birth announcements KVAL TV 13 Eugene - Dec 10, 2008 ...During a year when the nation nominated the first black president and one year after the state of Oregon passed a Domestic Parntership Law, one might say it's a victorious time to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights... No Resolution In Chicago Factory Sit-In CBS2 Chicago, IL - Dec 9, 2008 Jobs With Justice organizers said it was time to seize the moment by reviving a tactic - the sit-in - that has not been widely used in the US in decades. ... Republic Sit-In: Leaders Vow To Stay The Course CBS2 Chicago, IL - Dec 9, 2008 ... executive director for the Chicago office of Jobs With Justice, a national coalition of unions, community groups and other organizations. ... Chicago Factory Sit-In: A Symbol of What's Wrong and What's Needed Huffington Post, NY - Dec 9, 2008 A coalition of unions and community groups, And the coalition Jobs with Justice, held a rally at Chicago City Hall and threatened to organize a boycott of ... Autoworkers protest Sen. Corker's anti-bailout stand The Tennessean, TN - Dec 9, 2008 Others attending the event included members of the NAACP, the AFL-CIO and the group Jobs for Justice, O'Rourke said. At the same time, Crown Ford owner .. Chicago Sit-in Kansas City infoZine, MO - Dec 9, 2008 The group Jobs with Justice is organizing to help the Chicago sit-in. Tobin is the group's Midwest regional ... Top National News Right Now KFOR, OK -Dec 9, 2008 And the coalition Jobs with Justice, which held a rally at Chicago City Hall, says there could be a boycott of the bank if the problem isn't resolved. ... Plant standoff symbolizes workers' mounting anger Seattle Times, United States - Dec 9, 2008 ... executive director for the Chicago office of Jobs With Justice, a national coalition of unions, community groups and other organizations. ... Recession has a face: Employees at Chicago factory stage sit-in Northern Star Online, IL - Dec 9, 2008 Jobs With Justice organizers said it was time to seize the moment by reviving a tactic — the sit-in — that hasn't been widely used in the US in decades. ... No resolution yet in Chicago factory sit-in WLOS, NC - Dec 9, 2008 And the coalition Jobs with Justice, which held a rally at Chicago City Hall, says there could be a boycott of the bank if the problem isn't resolved. Laid-off workers become symbol of mounting anger The Associated Press - December 8, 2008 Jobs With Justice organizers said it was time to seize the moment by reviving a tactic — the sit-in — that has not been widely used in the US in decades. ... Is Obama Backing Off a Crucial Pledge to Labor? Bait and Switch on ... Monthly Review, VA - December 8, 2008 In many cities, a broad coalition of labor and community groups organized by Jobs with Justice is planning a week of activities, Dec. ... Panel: There aren’t any easy economic answers ReporterHerald.com, CO - Dec 8, 2008 Panelist Scott Kwasny, director of Colorado Jobs with Justice, agreed that a “Main Street Bailout” was needed. In his opinion, that included some aid for ... UPDATE: UE Members Occupy Chicago Plant in Struggle for Justice Monthly Review, VA - Dec 6, 2008 Jobs with Justice, the national worker rights coalition, is asking people to sign an online letter to Bank of America, demanding that they provide the ... 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Fox 28 South Bend IN - Dec 6, 2008 60 years later a key human rights declaration is remembered. The 20 article Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed right after World War two. The UAW Local #5 held a party to commemorate the people who made document possible.