Thousands defy Caterpillar
"We're going to win," said UAW secretary-treasurer Bill Casstevens as he walked through thousands of cheering union members who mobbed three gates at Caterpillar's huge East Peoria complex. Bob Hughes, a 24-year Caterpillar veteran, cursed at a friend and fellow UAW member who en...
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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
07.04.1992
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| Summary: | "We're going to win," said UAW secretary-treasurer Bill Casstevens as he walked through thousands of cheering union members who mobbed three gates at Caterpillar's huge East Peoria complex. Bob Hughes, a 24-year Caterpillar veteran, cursed at a friend and fellow UAW member who entered the Aurora plant by car. Caterpillar has 16,000 UAW workers in Illinois; York, Pa.; Memphis, Tenn., and Denver. Workers at all plants would be covered by the contract, but the strike was limited to Illinois. |
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| ISSN: | 1097-1645 |