Quad City Die Casting was forced to close after Wells Fargo cut off operating credit to the company.  Since the plant closure, UE Local 1174 has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board because Wells Fargo has denied payment of $200,000 in back-pay and benefits owed to workers.  Deb Johann of UE Local 1174 said:

“Wells Fargo first ends financing, forcing our company to close, and now they won’t pay us what we are owed by law. To us, our vacation, insurance and wages mean everything to our families. But to Wells Fargo it’s pennies, not even a blip in their billions. Yet they choose to cheat us out of what we have earned. And to think we helped them out when they needed it!”

Protestors also demanded that Wells Fargo stop home foreclosures and tenant evictions from foreclosed rental properties. Wells

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Alternet reported on the campaign being forged by the UE and supported by Jobs with Justice targeting Wells Fargo bank for failing to extend credit to struggling businesses after receiving federal bailout money. This time, Wells Fargo is refusing to extend credit to Quad City Die Casting factory in Moline, IL, a decision which could force the company to close any day now.  Wells Fargo is one of the “Bailout Bandits” that Jobs with Justice coalitions will be protesting during our Economic Recovery Week of Action September 24-October 1st.

Members of Massachusetts JwJ JwJ got ready to protest Whole Foods over CEO John Mackey’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, The Whole Foods Alternative to Obamacare, in which he argues against any government involvement in health care and advocates for health care reforms that emphasize “personal choices.”  Stay tuned for more coverage as JwJ & others continue to put the pressure on this week.