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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

01 Sep 1983

Page 5

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1983

Page

5

Cedar Rapids unions join statewide Labor Day events

Cedar Rapids area labor unions join Iowa groups for a Labor Day celebration starting with a Des Moines parade Saturday at 10 a.m. Buses depart from Teamsters Hall at 7 a.m. and Machinists Local 831 plans a Monday outing. William Winpisinger of the IAM speaks Monday at 2 p.m. at the Varied Industries area of the state fairgrounds. Activities include games, dancing, a potluck, a country show, union booths, a 10K run and a 1 mile run. Entry fee is $7.

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Cedar Rapids Iowa State Capitol Des Moines Bob Carson Hawkeye Labor Council Carson Teamsters Labor Council Machinists Local 831 Machinists Hall Prospect Place William Winpisinger International Association of Machinists State Fairgrounds Union and Company
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Lessons learned from Caterpillar strike in Peoria

In Peoria Illinois a 205 day Caterpillar strike disrupted a one company town economy and highlighted a new labor frontier. The 11 000 UAW members involved resisted wage cuts while Caterpillar faced a 180 million loss in 1982 and overseas competition from Komatsu.

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