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1. CHICAGO SAVES IMMIGRANTS’ JOBS — Members of Chicago ACORN have persuaded an AOL Time Warner company to back down on its attempt to fire 31 workers after receiving letters from the Social Security Administration saying that the workers’ SS numbers did not match those in SSA’s records.

Workers at a CD packaging and shipping plant owned by AOL Time Warner’s WEA subsidiary had been told to straighten out their “SSA no match problems” or July 31st would be their last day of work. Fourteen of them are ACORN members.

ACORN sent letters to WEA demanding immediate negotiations to stop the firing of the workers. The company said they were interested in a meeting with ACORN after they had time to review the matter with their lawyers.

In the meantime ACORN planned a protest at WEA’s shop in Aurora, Ill., for noon on the 31st with the workers and other ACORN members during the lunch break.

When ACORN members were on their way there along with TV news reporters, workers let them know that victory was at hand.

By lunch time, each worker had been called into the HR office and told they could remain on the job. For more information, link to http://www.acorn.org/acorn10/otheracornwork/releases/cic.htm or contact Madeline Talbott at ilacorn@acorn.org or 312-939-7488.

2. CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL OPPOSES NO-MATCH LETTERS — ACORN has persuaded the Chicago City Council to pass a resolution opposing the Social Security Administration’s policy of issuing no-match letters, and urging businesses to follow a code of conduct intended to minimize the damage done to Chicago’s residents and economy by this practice.

On July 31, Chicago Alderman Ricardo Munoz and the rest of the Latino Caucus sponsored the resolution, which passed without objection.

The code of conduct includes:

1. That the employer not assume that the workers on the no-match list are undocumented;
2. That the employer not fire, suspend, intimidate or threaten any employee whose name appears on the no-match list;
3. That the employer will not ask for immigration related documents;
4. That the employer will provide all employees on the “no-match” list with a copy of the letter;
5. That the employer provide employees with information on employee rights and an opportunity to correct any errors.

For more information, link to http://www.acorn.org/acorn10/otheracornwork/releases/cic.htm or contact Madeline Talbott at ilacorn@acorn.org or 312-939-7488.