Chicago Factory Workers Revolt

It's unclear if they had copies of the Communist Manifesto downloaded onto their Kindles, but in a bold sign of worker insurrection, a bunch of laid-off stiffs at the aptly named Republic Windows and Doors company in Chicago are acting mighty Marxist. According to the Chicago Tribune, about 50 workers have occupied the building and are demanding assurances that they will receive severance and vacation pay they say they are owed. It all started yesterday when 200 employees began a sit-in in the factory to protest's failure to give 60 days notice before shutting the factory down, as required by law. "We're going to stay here until we win justice," said Blanca Funes, a 12-year employee of Republic.