Caterpillar, the American giant, and the leaders of the IAM union have just signed a 6-year pay deal which is going to leave the union a bitter aftertaste. This agreement covers 780 workers at the company’s hydraulics plant in Joliet, Illinois. Accepting almost all the concessions the employer demanded, it puts an end to a strike which started in May and lasted nearly 4 months.
6-year pay deal which is going to leave the union a bitter aftertaste. This agreement covers 780 workers at the company’s hydraulics plant in Joliet, Illinois. Accepting almost all the concessions the employer demanded, it puts an end to a strike which started in May and lasted nearly 4 months.
After a painful 15-week walkout, 105 workers crossed the picket line and returned to work, alongside the temporary workers Caterpillar hired. Local IAM representatives didn’t want to cross but their su
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