Caterpillar strikers to vote on labor deal

Aug 16, 2012 | 04:49 PM | Corinna Petry

Tags  Caterpillar, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, IAM, strike, ratification vote, corinna petry

CHICAGO — Workers at Caterpillar Inc.’s Joliet, Ill., plant will vote Friday on a new labor agreement.

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 8 have been on strike since May 1, but union leaders reached a tentative agreement with the Peoria, Ill.-based construction, agricultural and forestry equipment maker Tuesday, according to....





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