NEW : Employees at a French 3M factory held a manager hostage for more than 24 hours Wednesday and Thursday of last week over a dispute about terms for laid-off staff . Workers release one of five people being held hostage at Caterpillar factory . The company said in a statement that the workers were released after negotiations with police. They did not want to harm the executives but get them to negotiate , official says . A senior Caterpillar executive called the hostage-taking `` unhelpful ''
NEW : Workers release one of five people being held hostage at Caterpillar factory . The company said in a statement that the workers were released after negotiations with police. They did not want to harm the executives but get them to negotiate , official says . A senior Caterpillar executive called the hostage-taking `` unhelpful ''