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"I will be (Wells Fargo's) worst nightmare." Phil Hare, Democrat, Illinois 17. I LOVE THIS GUY!!!
Taking a leaf from the heroic UE workers at Republic Window, the rank and file of Workers United who organized Hart, Shaffner & Marx are threatening to seize the factory floor before giving up their livlihoods.
Mirabile dictu, in the class-consciousness desert that is America, an unlikely hero emerges.
I'm guessing that Brother Hare has a safe seat--but if he ever needs my money, my *shoe-leather, or my voice--Buddy, I'm there.
The larger issue:Word to Wells: Cowboy up, and pitch in. We really are all in this together. Don't be so fucking obtuse. (or we will crush you like a grape...)
*And I will walk to Chicago to go door-to-door if I have to.
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It is fun to find somebody with balls out there workin the right side of things!!!
May 12, 2009 9:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
somebody with balls
It's worth checking out the guy's congressional website for his pic--suffice it to say he is not, to the casual observer, a likely candidate for trotskyite-of-the-month...
May 12, 2009 1:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gotta wonder what Fargo is oing to get from the Credit Default Swaps they bought to ensure they get paid after the company collapses.
Gotta Wonder!!!
Frankly, the idea that they can collect on losses to which they contribute is outright fraud. I hope that in those cases the insurer tells the creditors to meet them in court if the creditors are expecting any money from the insurers.
May 12, 2009 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
collect on losses to which they contribute
I am organizing a public company to engage in the purchase of fire insurance on buildings we do not own. My cousin, Marvin, will be CEO.
Cash will flow.
May 12, 2009 2:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ack!
May 12, 2009 9:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ack!
Very good. I infer that you wish to subscribe for one hundred shares of stock in BUILDAVACANTLOT Inc.
May 13, 2009 12:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Keep that torch away from my tailfeathers, dude!
May 13, 2009 7:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's not just Hare (who BTW is in Rock Island, near IA). State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (and senate candidate) says he's not only informed Wells Fargo they can either approve the sale of Hartmarx to one of the buyers who want to keep it running or they can kiss their business with the State of Illinois goodbye. He's also written state treasurers in PA, AL, NY and IN who all have Hartmarx facilities in their states too to get them to concur.
Even better the SEIU is setting up nat'l. hotline for businesses in the same predicament to call. Says Jerry Morrison, director of the union’s Illinois council: "We know, once we get this registry up and running, we’re going to find probably hundreds of companies across the country that are in very a similar situation."
Morrison says the union will dispatch support teams. It means sit-ins. It means direct action on banks and/or employers.
He says the call center will serve workers whether or not they have a union. SEIU says it’s unveiling the hotline’s toll-free number Thursday.
A great source for info on this is SEIU's Illinois progress blog:
http://progressillinois.com/
May 12, 2009 3:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
the union will dispatch support teams
The very words give me a tingle up my leg (pace Chris Matthews...)
Solidarity! (What a concept...)
May 12, 2009 3:54 PM | Reply | Permalink