Caterpillar, Uaw Resume Negotiations

Caterpillar Inc. and the United Auto Workers resumed contract negotiations Tuesday but refused to say whether the talks moved them any closer to ending a 14-month strike.

The two sides met for about two hours before recessing until today. Neither side would comment on the talks, keeping silent on whether the UAW had made a new contract proposal.

Caterpillar had demanded that after negotiations collapsed earlier this year.

The UAW has said it is striking over unfair labor practices by management.