You have certainly seen the story by now: Republic Windows employees, fired without notice, are occupying the plant and demanding severance and vacation pay.
President-elect Obama even said that the workers should get their pay.
It appears that whether they receive their pay or not depends on Bank of America, which refused to give payroll money to the company.
You can help pressure BOA to do the right thing, if you agree with the workers. See my suggestion, below.
Ok, what to do? If you care to support the workers, an easy thing to do is to call Bank of America. Especially if you happen to have one of their credit cards. They issue a wide variety of university cards. The list can be found here.
Or maybe you have a Hawaiian Airlines card? Yup, that’s also Bank of America (they’re everywhere!). So you have clout. Call them please.
Are you a doctor or medical student with one of their cards (American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Medical Student Association)? Please call. An architect (American Institute of Architects)? You too. More: American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Bar Association.
Here’s how to reach them:
Bank of America
100 N. Tryon St.
Bank of America Corporate Center
Charlotte, NC 28255
Phone: 704-386-5681
Fax: 704-386-6699
Even if you don’t have an account or card with them, how about a phone call on Monday? Why do you have a long-distance plan on your cellphone anyway? Please put it to good use. C’mon, you can do it. It makes a difference.
You can ask for their public relations department. Enough calls and they’ll be able to figure out they better advise their management to do the right thing.