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(26,624 posts) Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:18 PM Mar 2013

Caterpillar Laying-Off Hundreds in South Milwaukee

Just days before negotiations are set to begin with United Steel Workers Local 1343, Caterpillar has announced that it will lay off up to 300 at its South Milwaukee Plant. The company declined an interview, but in a statement attributed the cutbacks to trying to bring production in line with demand. Besides temporary layoffs, the company says it will also take other action that will differ from location to location and impact everyone from production and support to management.

http://www.wuwm.com/news/wuwm_news.php?articleid=12153

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Caterpillar Laying-Off Hundreds in South Milwaukee (Original Post) midnight Mar 2013 OP

Really one of the douchiest companies in the country. Total union busters if I recall correctly. Ed Suspicious Mar 2013 #1

This looks like a union busting move. nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #2

USA capitalism at its finest ... MindMover Mar 2013 #3

Wasn't the CEO of Caterpillar chairing ewagner Mar 2013 #4

So THAT's how Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #5

I was at a meeting yesterday ewagner Mar 2013 #6

No, Tim Sullivan used to be the CEO of Bucyrus. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #7

Thanks for the correction... ewagner Mar 2013 #8

I worked there for a few months on a contract assignment, years ago. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #9

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

1. Really one of the douchiest companies in the country. Total union busters if I recall correctly.

Reply to midnight (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:32 PM

Mar 2013

rhett o rick

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2. This looks like a union busting move. nm

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:45 PM

Mar 2013

MindMover

(5,016 posts)

3. USA capitalism at its finest ...

Reply to midnight (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:08 PM

Mar 2013

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

4. Wasn't the CEO of Caterpillar chairing

Reply to midnight (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:21 PM

Mar 2013

one of Gov Walker's task forces on Entitlement Reform?

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

5. So THAT's how

Reply to ewagner (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 08:26 PM

Mar 2013

entitlements got bulldozed.

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

6. I was at a meeting yesterday

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 07:40 AM

Mar 2013

where we had a presentation from the Secretary of DWD...

That CEO was mentioned as a part of Walker's (R-Insanity) "entitlement reform" initiative....

unemployment insurance, food stamps, W2...look out!

mojowork_n

(2,354 posts)

7. No, Tim Sullivan used to be the CEO of Bucyrus.

Reply to ewagner (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 01:32 PM

Mar 2013

That's the predecessor company that sold out its workers, when management
accepted mountains of cash and who knows what else, to transfer ownership
from South Milwaukee, to Caterpillar.

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

8. Thanks for the correction...

Reply to mojowork_n (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 01:35 PM

Mar 2013

I forgot that Bucyrus was the predecessor company..

mojowork_n

(2,354 posts)

9. I worked there for a few months on a contract assignment, years ago.

Reply to ewagner (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 01:52 PM

Mar 2013

A singularly cheerless place. The manager of the department stole my big idea
and took credit for it. Just before I was told my assignment had ended, without
any other explanation or other word of advice or encouragement.

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