Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Graybeard58

“It’s bad here too, lots of layoffs here in Caterpillar country.”

It doesn’t look better for Cat for some time.

A good friend of mine has a lowbed service and hauls construction equipment in the western US and in the last 6 months he’s been lucky to get 3 jobs a week when he usually did 3-4/day.


67 posted on 04/06/2009 8:37:15 PM PDT by dalereed
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 55 | View Replies ]


To: dalereed; Graybeard58

I’m from Peoria, IL. Many of my uncles, cousins, etc. worked for Cat. Seemed to me if they weren’t on layoff, they were on strike for better pay. Especially in the 80s. Some finally got wise, moved elsewhere and found steadier work, even though at lower pay. My great grandmother retired from Cat though, and had a fairly comfortable retirement. She was careful with her money, didn’t live the high life, but had what she needed. I’m told when it was family-owned, Cat was really good to their employees and the community. That ended when the union came in. Is this another case of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?


123 posted on 04/07/2009 7:04:51 AM PDT by knittnmom (FReeper formerly known as 80 Square Miles)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 67 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson