Electromotive Vs. Caterpillar Corporate Greed - London, Ontario

Caterpillar did more than strike fear into their workers.

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[andrewdishman26]

@kitfoxflyer so you think its ok for cat to pay it's top exec's and ceo tens of millions of dollars a year but not give the workers a half decent wage to support a family and have a half decent retirment package? you don't get it buddy, of course keeping thier jobs at a much lower wage is better than nothing, but by accepting that you are giving into the company and making not much more than you'd be making on welfare. 20 dollars an hour, i heard more like 16/hour.

[wildchild7350]

@kitfoxflyer as an ex-Sterling worker I wish the families luck. Most will have to learn to live like the general public. They will complain hard times. They maybe should see that most of the population has been making these cuts for yrs. I've had 4 jobs in 20yrs go south.Ticketed workers will still have to look for the jobs. Most will have to move. We're supposed to feel bad? In the past we called that migrating. My family came from Scotland for work. Wonders who greedy here?

[kitfoxflyer]

Well, EMD all over in London now -- you turned down a pay cut to 20$ a hour to get maybe less than a years wages in buyout. Benefits now gone ? Pension ? still will be there hopefully. now back on street to find a job NOW -- EI will not pay you for quite a while since you got a buy out. If you a tradesperson - ticketed you ok --lotds of jobs out there- rest are just classed as " labourers" -- Good luck to all.

[WJCTechyman]

@IcePrincess00011 Hmm....I am wondering if some of those things you listed may happen with our lovely new governments.

[WJCTechyman]

@marchesantwins I seem to agree with you but our electoral system doesn't help either. FACT: Only about 60% of our voting population in Canada actually voted back in May 2011. FACT: 40% of that 60% voted Conservative. That's only 24-25% of the Canadian voting population introduced the reign of terror from Harper's Conservatives. Scary to think about. If Bill C-10 is approved, we will be in VERY serious trouble budget-wise.

[marchesantwins]

can count on harper for help... fucken neo conservative fag. cant believe the amount of stupid fuucks that elected him... gives our tax money away to these rich profit seeking leaches. this country is fucken stupid. if layton and the NDP were elected this shit would stop.and shit like this needs more news coverage... then Harper cant hide his bicth ass.. fuck this shit pisses me off!!!!!!!!!

[marchesantwins]

@LLB9977 ur a cunt. go fuck urself and read a book.

[IcePrincess00011]

if the workers of Canada aren't good enough for Cat or any other non Canadian company then they are not good enough to be up here nor are their products!

[IcePrincess00011]

I've been saying this for years, as Canadians we must support our own, you will pay a bit more but the money will stay here. We used to be more self sufficient now we are so lazy we just go to wallmart and sell ourselves out. It takes some effort but you can buy a dress shirt made here, you can go to Moors & pay $80 for one made in China or find that store where they sell Canadian made shirts for $70 & suits and pay less, I do it so can you.

[IcePrincess00011]

@manhunter9 did you work there, I did, and many of these ppl are skilled in a variety of areas, welders, machininists, millwrights and electritians. And they all had to be able to decifer the multi level blueprints, so unskilled they are not for the most part. as for your hate of unions, true some have gotten a little big headed but if it weren't for unions we'd all be working mandatory 6 days a week, with poor healthcare, education and minimal vacations and mat leave.