Thread regarding Caterpillar Inc. layoffs

ACSD / PD> Layoffs To Begin 8/29/16

Blood bath in Mossville and East Peoria commences tomorrow... Will conclude by week's end. Over 1750 packing boxes have been ordered and a few buildings have blocked all of their conference rooms through Wednesday for 'maintenance'. I'm an agency employee in one of the 2 merging divisions and everyone is spooked. No one knows the who, where, or how's... Just the when. This week is going to be devastating for many employees and their families.

It has been awful leading up to this as upper managers have been laid off throughout this past week. Not much productivity last week... Just lots of fear, speculation, and employees walking around like zombies wondering what their livelihoods will be by this Friday. I've been through CAT layoffs before and have never seen anything like it. Even the managers/supervisors are openly expressing their concern. It's terrible.

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Now you know what it was like for the union workers in the past, massive layoffs, lockouts, Vance Security thugs hired, new hire scabs hired to cross picket lines. Cat is a "Me" company & by that I mean upper management. They could care less about their employees who have earned them the profits, regardless of bad business decisions made the lower management, company employees as well as the union employees. Now go out & vote for Trump

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Post ID: @2eub+J6F8fu7

I am so sorry. God bless all of you and your families. Be strong.

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Post ID: @2jti+J6F8fu7

now management knows how it feels . the upper employees should have to live with lower wages . no bonuses . work a full day .not coming in late leaving early or taking hours for lunch. if lucky to retire have 1/2 of your retirement take away by the company that cares . I don't feel sorry for caterpillar management I have been discriminated against my job taken away from me. set up to lose my benefits and retirement. file charges with EEOC to work my 45 days to get my retirement. then after working 45days plus. my foreman then ask me to return to work. cat put me out for 15 years

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Post ID: @1zmt+J6F8fu7

Bloodbath was an understatement! And this is going all week???

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Post ID: @1ysu+J6F8fu7

Yes

East Peoria as in PPG?

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Post ID: @1uxe+J6F8fu7

Did Doug just get a raise?

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Post ID: @1phi+J6F8fu7

East Peoria as in PPG?

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Post ID: @1tib+J6F8fu7

Nobody gave a sh-- when it was hourly hitting the bricks for the last 20-30 years due to outsourcing but now that it's management boo hop hoo.

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Post ID: @1tkq+J6F8fu7

I am an agency employee too ... Oh wait not any more got layed off of on the 18th of August. And so is my supervisor and the division manager. My significant other works in ACSD and hasn't been able to sleep for couple of weeks now. Hopefully today brings some clarity.

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Post ID: @1exo+J6F8fu7

Can't wait to show up for work at AC tomorrow.

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