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Update: Sit-in ended

Submitted by Rich Gardner on Thu, 12/11/2008 - 5:41pm

http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/11/republic-workers-yes-we-did/

Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase will loan Republic's owners $1.75 million which can only be used to pay the workers. They'll receive 8 weeks severance pay plus back pay and earned vacation time - and two months paid health insurance.

The workers left the factory they had occupied since Friday chanting "Yes We Did!"

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