Sensata Workers will rally today at 3:00 PM (local time) at Bainport in Freeport, IL. They will be joined by workers from France who know all too well what these American workers are going through.These French workers were also laid off by Bain Capital. Bain then rubbed salt in the wound by robbing them of their severance pay.
From the The Rock River Times:
“We’re coming to Bainport to show our support for American workers fighting against the same economic model that destroys good jobs likes ours in France,” said Samsonite worker Brigitte Petit. “The struggle to save these Sensata jobs from outsourcing is a struggle on behalf of good jobs across the globe.”
If you are in the area, please head on over to Bainport and support these workers!
Note: Bainport is a protest tent-city right across from Sensata at 2520 Walnut St in Freeport. The workers will camp there for "as long as it takes!"
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Great Video in case you missed it!
(posted Sept 25 by The 99 Uniting )
Transcript: Fellow Worker Dot Turner Stands Up & Speaks Out
Thank you, thank you, thank all of you for coming out. And we thank you for your support. Yes, I am a 43 year employee of Sensata. And the rug was pulled from underneath me two years ago when they announced at our company that they were shipping our jobs to China. Not because we didn't do a good job, and not because we weren't profitable, but because of corporate greed and cheap labor practices
And this is why they decided to ship our jobs to China. To China! To make money!
And they're throwing us chip change for a severance package while the CEO of Sensata, the two CEOs, last year profited. They gave them a 7.2 million dollar bonus. And they're only giving us chip change for severance. And this is not right. And you know that us as Americans, we need to stand up, like we're doing right now, all over this country, and fight for our jobs, for them sending them overseas.
And you know...I don't think you guys fully realize, if Mitt Romney is made President, he'll sell this country off, just like he does with Bain Capital, piece by piece. And once he's done being President...we'll have to support him for the rest of his life. We'll be paying him security and a paycheck after destroying all of our lives. That's a slap in the face to the American people. And unless we all stand up and be heard this will go on. We've gotta fight for our jobs.
And we appriciate everyone for how they support us. And on next Saturday, on the 29th [Sept] we're having an outsourcing pig roast at Bainport. and we would like for all of you to come out and support us to roast this pig because this is the way we plan to roast the CEOs that wanna destroy our lives.
AMEN!
(Emphasis added.)
Our Fellow Workers need our help. They are on the front lines now, it could be any one of us next.
Glad to see this story getting more coverage lately. And check out noise of rain's diary, just in case you missed it: http://www.dailykos.com/...
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