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Feb. 23 - Workers at the former Republic Windows factory have occupied their plant for the second time in four years after the owner announced today it would shutter the plant immediately.

Managers from Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Serious Energy met with leaders from the United Electrical workers this morning to tell them the factory would halt production at the end of the day, said union organizer Leah Fried. Sixty-five workers responded by occupying the factory at the end of their shifts.

“It’s like deja vu,” Ms. Fried said.

Phone calls to Serious Energy were not immediately returned.

The workers first occupied the Goose Island window manufacturer in December 2008 when Republic Windows & Doors Inc. abruptly closed without paying workers their legally owed severance. Eventually the workers won health benefits and $1.75 million in wages.