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Business
6:25 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Protesting Outsourcing: The Residents of "Bainport"

  • Story with the Hoyer family at "Bainport"

Reverend Jesse Jackson is the next high-profile activist who plans to visit the northwest Illinois encampment known as “Bainport.” Reverend Al Sharpton spoke to the crowd of protestors based at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds in Freeport Saturday. They’ve pitched their tents across the street from Sensata Technologies, where many of them will see their last day of work two weeks from today.

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Politics
8:02 pm
Thu July 26, 2012

Freeport layoffs inspire outsourcing debate

Credit Jacquilyn Stephens / WNIJ
The Lincoln-Douglas debate sculpture in Freeport, Illinois.

Workers at a Freeport company that’s slated to move jobs overseas got support from Governor Pat Quinn Thursday. Their also inspiring talk of a hosting a debate on outsourcing.

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