http://www.laborradio.org/node/10819By Doug Cunningham
The United Electrical workers Chicago sitdowners won a victory with their sitdown strike in December and now they’ve won another round. The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision agreeing with charges brought by UE against Republic Windows and Doors. They include violations of labor law through the creation of an alter-ego company to avoid collective bargaining obligations, illegally shutting down Chicago operations to transfer the work to a non-union Iowa plant, and failing to provide information for bargaining. The labor board will now to go Republic to seek a settlement of the charges. UE Local 1110 says the company deliberately abused the rights of its workers and it was only the occupation of the factory that won justice for the workers.