Here are a few photos I took at the rally and picket line on Saturday in London in support of the locked out Caterpillar/Electro-motive workers (click to pop up images and for captions):
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[...] Lockout in London: Some Caterpillar Background var addthis_product = 'wpp-262'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":false};if (typeof(addthis_share) == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}On January 1st, 2012 Caterpillar, Inc locked out 465 workers at Electro-Motive, its London, Ontario locomotive plant after offering a contract that would cut workers’ wages & benefits by more than half (to approximiately $16.50/hr). Picket lines have been set up (photo), a long lockout is expected, and there are indications that Caterpillar is simply using this situation to both break the union (Canadian Auto Workers Local 27) and move the plant to Indiana (home of the pending ‘Right to work’ legislation). On Saturday January 21st, 10,000 people rallied in London is support of the Caterpillar workers (photos). [...]