Can Chicago Factory Occupiers Form a Co-op?

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This piece was a segment of Making Contact episode #37-12 "Making it Our Business: Co-ops on the Rise"

Intro and Outro

ANCHOR LEDE:
It’s frequently said that in order for the United States to stay economically competitive, we need to produce things. But corporations that do just that continue to close plants and move overseas. One Chicago factory became a flashpoint back in 2008, when workers occupied the floor for days in protest. Now, those same employees are trying to take thing even further—they want to buy and control the factory themselves.
Making Contact’ George Lavender reports on how those workers are looking to the past as they try to pave a new path for American manufacturing.