Yesterday, we posted several video clips from a rally at the Hartmarx factory in Des Plaines, including speeches by Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Phil Hare, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, and SEIU Illinois State Council President Tom Balanoff. Below is a great mini-doc produced by Heather Stone, Kai-Duc Luong, and Bradley Piper. It includes numerous reactions from workers at the plant. Watch it:
Giannoulias also appeared on WFLD's Good Day Chicago yesterday to discuss the issue. He has also posted a Daily Kos diary on the subject. Watch it:
Full disclosure: Workers United, which presents the Hartmarx workers, is an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. The SEIU Illinois State Council sponsors this website.
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