Vol.61/No.41           November 24, 1997 
 
 
Caterpillar Workers Hold One-Day Walkout In Defense Of Union Rights  
At least 36 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 974 walked off the job at Caterpillar's engine plant in Mossville, Illinois, November 7 when a worker was denied his request to talk to a union steward after being forced to work overtime. Local 974 vice president George Boze told the Militant, "The picket line grew to as many as 200 workers" as unionists reporting for other shifts refused to cross the line. According to the Decatur Herald-Review, by 8 a.m. November 8 only three of more than 250 workers had shown up to work. The walkout ended 20 hours after it began. According to Boze, the company "agreed to our right to union representation and agreed to take no disciplinary action against the picketers and those who honored the picket line."  
 
 
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