Local 851 Wins Big in Arbitration
Michael Pesek, a member of Local Lodge 851 in Channahon, Illinois, was victorious in his arbitration case against Caterpillar Inc. for wrongful termination. District 8 Business Representative Carl Ullian states, "Mike did a fantastic job witnessing in front of the arbitrator, and he exposed the company and the mistruths they spoke about him. How Mike can go from being an exemplary employee to being terminated without just cause baffled us all." To read more click here
Drug prices: Wal-Mart/Caterpillar plan may drive down employer health-care costs
Program with Caterpillar aims to reduce employer health-care costs while increasing traffic to stores
By Sandra M. Jones
Chicago Tribune reporter
March 28, 2009
Diapers. Barbies. Lettuce. Now medicine.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, is aiming its
economic might at the health-care industry with a program that
lowers prescription drug prices for employers. A pilot program
with Caterpillar Inc. to streamline the way drugs are purchased
has shown enough promise that Wal-Mart is in talks with several
other firms to do the same, the companies said Friday.
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Hightower Lowdown - Employee Free Choice Act
Since Reagan, unions have been squeezed out of the
workplace
Time for real workplace democracy-- not the phony company
version
Last October, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus blew a gasket,
spewing outrage in all directions. "This is the demise of
civilization," he exploded. "This is how a civilization
disappears. I'm watching this happen and I don't believe it!"
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