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Caterpillar workers ratify new contract, ending strike


    (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc , the world's largest maker of construction equipment, said Friday that workers at a plant in Joliet, Illinois, have ratified a new six-year labor agreement, ending a nearly 4-month strike.

    The vote margin and the size of a ratification bonus could not immediately be confirmed. A representative of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

    The strike began on May 1, when the union rejected an initial contract that would have included a $5,000 ratification payment for each union member and participation in the company's annual bonus plan.

    Union members rejected the deal because it did not include sufficient pay raises and called for higher health care costs, the union said at the time.

    (Reporting By Nick Zieminski in New York; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)