Caterpillar workers sent home
EAST PEORIA, Ill. _ Thousands of United Auto Workers reported for work Wednesday after ending their five-month strike against Caterpillar Inc. _ only to be told to go back home and wait to find out if they still had any jobs. "In the next few days, we'll be assessing our needs and deciding...
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| Published in | Las Vegas review-journal |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Las Vegas, Nev
Las Vegas Review - Journal
16.04.1992
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| Summary: | EAST PEORIA, Ill. _ Thousands of United Auto Workers reported for work Wednesday after ending their five-month strike against Caterpillar Inc. _ only to be told to go back home and wait to find out if they still had any jobs. "In the next few days, we'll be assessing our needs and deciding who will be returning and what jobs they will be returning to," said Jim Despain, Caterpillar vice president and general manager of the large tractor assembly division in East Peoria. The UAW's record 205-day strike in 1982-83 against Caterpillar resulted in [Paul Langford] being laid off for 5 1/2 years, divorced and broke. |
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| ISSN: | 1097-1645 |