Caterpillar Canada Plant Occupation Is ‘an Option,’ Union Says
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The Canadian Auto Workers union said its members may occupy a Caterpillar Inc. locomotive factory if they’re unsatisfied with severance payments offered by the world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment.
“The CAW has occupied workplaces when employers have shown disrespect,” Canadian Auto Workers Union President Ken Lewenza said today in a telephone interview. “It’s a tool. It’s an option.”