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Hundreds
of
Detroiters
rally at
National
Bain Bus
Stop
Some
local
workers
are
joining
the tour
to
educate
voters
about
the
Romney
economy
SOUTHFIELD,
MI –
Some 200
Good
Jobs Now
activists
rallied
for an
hour on
Thursday,
September
27,
2012,
supporting
a
busload
of Bain
Capital
workers
who came
to town
to urge
people
not to
support
a
Romney/Ryan
economy.
The
rally
took
place at
a Bain
company—Burlington
Coat
Factory,
located
at 29720
Southfield
Road.
A bus,
decorated
with an
image of
Mitt
Romney
with a
red line
drawn
through
his face
and the
words
‘Say No
to a
Romney
Economy’
pulled
into the
store’s
parking
lot
shortly
after
11:30
a.m.,
where
workers
were
greeted
by a
fake
‘Romney’
who
handed
out pink
slips
with the
message
“You’re
Fired!”
The
group of
protestors,
some
beating
drums
and
shaking
tambourines,
chanted
“Shame
on
Bain!”
and “We
Can’t
Survive
on
$7.25!”
“I’m out
here to
support
the need
to raise
minimum
wage and
bring
awareness
to Bain
Capital,”
said
Calvin
Johnson
of
Detroit,
a
26-year-old
music
instructor
who
works
for
Bain-owned
Guitar
Center.
“I’m not
able to
survive
off $8
an hour;
it’s
just
impossible.”
(Photo
by
Thomas
Richardson/Tell
Us
Detroit)
The
National
Bain Bus
Tour
highlighting
the
company
that
Romney
cofounded
and its
practice
of
shuttering
companies,
shipping
jobs
overseas
and
paying
workers
minimum
wage, is
gaining
rapid
momentum.
Detroit
was the
fourth
stop on
a tour
that
will
also
wind
through
Pennsylvania,
Virginia
and
Florida,
before
ending
at the
presidential
debate
in
Hempstead,
NY.
As the
rally
continued,
shoppers
commented
that
they had
no idea
that
Burlington
Coat
Factory
was a
Romney-controlled
company,
and some
even
applauded
what
Good
Jobs Now
supporters
and Bain
workers
were
doing to
bring
about
awareness.
“I come
from a
very
strong
family
that
worked
hard to
be a
part of
the
middle
class,”
said
Patricia
Haynie,
62, of
Southfield.
“The way
workers
are
being
treated
by
Romney
and Bain
is
unconscionable.
I
believe
in
supporting
companies
that
support
the
people...I’m
glad
people
are
speaking
up.”
ABOUT
GOOD
JOBS NOW
Good
Jobs Now
is a
broad
coalition
of
community
groups,
faith
leaders,
concerned
citizens
and the
labor
sector
that is
committed
to
solving
the
issues
facing
our
neighborhoods
and
holding
decision
makers
and
elected
officials
accountable
for
creating
jobs.
For more
information
go to
www.goodjobsnow.org
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