Sam Madia, an employee at the Rockdale Caterpillar plant, was on the picket line this morning when the state's largest labor union, SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana, presented a $25,000 check as a show of support for striking workers. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
Flora Johnson, with SEIU Healthcare, presented a check for $25,000 to help support striking workers at the Rockdale Caterpillar facility. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
Vickey Pogliano, an employee at Caterpillar for 17 years, is happy to hear of the support offered to striking workers from SEIU Healthcare with a $25,000 contribution. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
Jerry Hatfield, an employee at Caterpillar for 42 years, on the picket line at the Rockdale plant. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
Striking Caterpillar workers gather at a check presentation by SEIU Healthcare in a show of support at the Rockdale plant. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
JOLIET — While contract talks with Caterpillar Inc. remain stalled, more donations are rolling in for union machinists who have been on strike at the Joliet plant since May 1. One day after U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited the picket line Monday, members of the …
