Quadrtech Corp

A Gardena jewelry manufacturer who was blocked from moving his operation to Mexico by a court order last month has agreed to remain open here, rehire all fired employees, and bargain in good faith with their union. The settlement signed Monday by Vladimir Reil, president of Quadrtech Corp., which employs 118 low-wage immigrant workers, cements a rare union victory handed down by a federal judge in late November.

A Gardena jewelry manufacturer who was blocked from moving his operation to Mexico by a court order last month has agreed to remain open here, rehire all fired employees, and bargain in good faith with their union. The settlement signed Monday by Vladimir Reil, president of Quadrtech Corp., which employs 118 low-wage immigrant workers, cements a rare union victory handed down by a federal judge in late November.

Through determination and pluck, a few dozen immigrant production workers have achieved what years of wrangling by labor leaders and anti-globalization activists have not: They stopped a factory from moving to Mexico. U.S. District Judge Carlos R. Moreno sided with the newly unionized workers Tuesday, handing down an astonishing preliminary injunction that prevents a Gardena jewelry manufacturer from going through with a planned relocation to Tijuana. Quadrtech Corp.

Through determination and pluck, a few dozen immigrant production workers have achieved what years of wrangling by labor leaders and anti-globalization activists have not: They stopped a factory from moving to Mexico. U.S. District Judge Carlos R. Moreno sided with the newly unionized workers Tuesday, handing down an astonishing preliminary injunction that prevents a Gardena jewelry manufacturer from going through with a planned relocation to Tijuana. Quadrtech Corp.

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