Those of you with long memories may recall when Caterpillar declared war on the UAW, provoking a long, bitter strike in the 1990s (is there any strike that isn’t bitter?). Well, here it comes again, this time seeking the hides of Canadians: Caterpillar late Sunday locked out about 420 union workers at a train-locomotive […]
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On The Precipice
Posted on 28 January 2009.
If anyone–like obstructionist Republicans–had any doubt that we have no time to waste on the stimulus, we are peering over the edge of the abyss: Furloughs, wage reductions, hiring freezes and shorter hours simply did not do enough. A year into this recession, companies across the board are resorting to mass job cuts. Home […]
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