Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover, and What It Says About the Economic Crisis

Kari Lydersen tells the story of the workers at Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago who, in December 2008, occupied their factory after the company abruptly shut it down, leaving them without jobs, health care and legally mandated severance pay. The workers, members of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Local 1110, won international attention and public support, forced the banks and the company to negotiate, and secured the money they were owed. The book places the occupation in the wider context of the financial crisis, labour rights and the possibility of workers taking collective control of production. Publisher: Melville House, 2009. ISBN 978-1-933633-82-4.