Workers have responded with derision to the increase in strike pay, rightly viewing it as an ploy by the UAW to retain credibility in the face of growing rank-and-file militancy.
No foul play suspected in worker's foundry death Company officials have confirmed a Caterpillar worker was killed in an accident at the company’s foundry in Illinois. The Peoria Journal Star reported 39-.
Though more information must come to light, one thing is certain: Steven Dierkes did not have to die. He is another worker sacrificed to the altar of profit.