Goose Island
6 months ago | Administrator
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Vice president touts stimulus package as he meets with local and federal officials, workers and union reps at former Republic Windows and Door plant now operated by California company.
6 months ago | Fernando Diaz
The company declared bankruptcy in December, throwing more than 200 people out of work. It was scheduled to reopen earlier this month, but a union representative says plans for the factory are unclear.
6 months ago | Fernando Diaz
Mayor Daley's critics have argued the TIFs have created a slush fund for developers at the expense of revenues for schools and other local governments. The law mandates Web access to TIF records.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
The workers filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board in connection with their union's handling of a donation fund set up for members laid off when the Republic plant closed.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
The National Labor Relations Board's regional director has found Republic Doors and Windows violated federal labor law in closing the company's Goose Island plant.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
RED OAK, IOWA -- A business deal here involving Richard Gillman, owner of Chicago's Republic Windows, left a trail of unpaid debts and unemployed workers. Now a company linked to Gillman is facing a $1 million lawsuit, and Red Oak residents are contemplating more legal action.
8 months ago | Peter Sachs
The plant's new owner, Serious Materials, says it expects demand for its energy efficient windows will rise because of provisions in the stimulus package. Because of that, the company is ramping up production.
8 months ago | Fernando Diaz
A California company purchased Republic Windows and Doors out of bankruptcy. The Goose Island plant could reopen in as little as a month, gradually rehiring some of the 300 workers laid off from it.
8 months ago | Peter Sachs
A California-based company confirms it is seeking to buy Republic, and plans to rehire the approximately 300 workers who were laid off when the Goose Island plant closed. Workers involved in a sit-in at the plant say it was worth it.
10 months ago | Claire Bushey
In December, the Goose Island manufacturer provided workers with just three days' notice that the factory would close. A sit-in at the plant attracted national attention.
10 months ago | Claire Bushey
The union representing workers who staged a six-day sit-in last month filed unfair labor practice charges. The union is trying to force the return of machinery taken from the plant.
10 months ago | Megan Cottrell
