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Electro Motive Workers' Fears Grow

12/29/2011

Push is coming to shove at the Electro Motive plant on Oxford Street.

A fence has now been put up around the facilities, and workers say it's a bad sign.

Negotiations broke off Tuesday when the company made its final contract offer.

The offer would have slashed wages from $35 dollars an hour to $16.50.

CAW President Ken Lawenza says parent company Caterpillar Inc. is not one that's not doing well -- they reported a significant profit this year.

The contract expires midnight December 31st.

The CAW holds a strike vote on Friday.

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