Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract
3 years, 2 months ago

Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract

Associated Press  

MOLINE, Ill. — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades. “The almost one million UAW retirees and active members stand in solidarity with the striking UAW members at John Deere,” UAW President Ray Curry said. Thirty-five years have passed since the last major Deere strike, but workers were emboldened to demand more this year after working long hours throughout the pandemic and because companies are facing worker shortages. “Our members at John Deere strike for the ability to earn a decent living, retire with dignity and establish fair work rules,” said Chuck Browning, vice president and director of the UAW’s Agricultural Implement Department.

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‘Started a movement’: John Deere workers end historic month-long strike with new union contract
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Started a movement’: John Deere workers end historic month-long strike with new union contract

The Independent  

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Deere workers approve 3rd contract offer, will end strike
3 years, 1 month ago

Deere workers approve 3rd contract offer, will end strike

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Deere & Co. workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises immediately and end a monthlong strike for more than 10,000 employees. Deere CEO John C. May said he is pleased that workers will be back on the job “building and supporting the industry-leading products which make our customers more profitable and sustainable.” In addition …

US: Deere union workers approve new contact, end strike
3 years, 1 month ago

US: Deere union workers approve new contact, end strike

Al Jazeera  

The United Auto Workers union said 61 percent of its members approved the deal, even though this offer was strikingly similar to one that 55 percent of workers rejected two weeks ago. The United Auto Workers union said 61 percent of its members approved the deal with the tractor maker on their third vote, even though this offer was strikingly …

Deere warns striking workers not to expect better offer
3 years, 1 month ago

Deere warns striking workers not to expect better offer

Associated Press  

Deere executives said Wednesday that the company wouldn’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it wouldn’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. “To some degree, because we were able to come to a resolution as quickly as we were, I think there’s some folks who believe there must be some …

Deere employees reject contract offer, will stay on strike
3 years, 1 month ago

Deere employees reject contract offer, will stay on strike

Associated Press  

Most workers at Deere & Co. rejected a contract offer Tuesday that would have given them 10% raises and decided to remain on strike in the hopes of securing a better deal. The raises in the new agreement reached over the weekend were twice as big as the ones in the original offer United Auto Workers union members rejected last …

US: Deere union workers reject contract offer, extending strike
3 years, 1 month ago

US: Deere union workers reject contract offer, extending strike

Al Jazeera  

The raises in the new agreement were twice as big as the ones in the original offer United Auto Workers union members rejected last month, but those raises and improved benefits weren’t enough to end the strike that began on October 14. Most workers at Deere & Co in the United States rejected a contract offer Tuesday that would have …

Deere workers would get immediate 10% raises under new offer
3 years, 1 month ago

Deere workers would get immediate 10% raises under new offer

Associated Press  

MOLINE, Ill. — Union workers at Deere & Co. would get wage increases of 10% in the first year and 5% each in the third and fifth years under a tentative contract reached between the farm-equipment maker and the United Auto Workers union. The workers would get 3% lump sums in the second, fourth and sixth years of the deal. …

UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line
3 years, 1 month ago

UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line

Associated Press  

MILAN, Ill. — A vehicle struck and killed a United Auto Workers member Wednesday as he was walking to a picket line to join striking workers outside a John Deere distribution plant in northwest Illinois, the union and police said. The man, identified as 56-year-old Richard Rich, was struck at about 6 a.m. CDT at an intersection near a road …

Kellogg Co. offers to restart talks with striking workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Kellogg Co. offers to restart talks with striking workers

Associated Press  

— The Kellogg Co. is trying to persuade its 1,400 striking cereal-making workers to return to the bargaining table. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said Monday that it sent a message to the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that represents those workers offering to resume contract talks. But Kellogg’s didn’t elaborate except to say it would …

Workers are fed up. But is this really #Striketober?
3 years, 2 months ago

Workers are fed up. But is this really #Striketober?

LA Times  

United Auto Workers members listen to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa, speak outside a John Deere plant in Ankeny, Iowa. Union leaders said the agreement contained “significant economic gains.” But workers weren’t having it. Robert Reich, a former U.S. Labor secretary, dubs the wave of resignations, mostly in hospitality, retail, and healthcare, “the General Strike of …

Judge limits strikers’ conduct at Deere plant in Iowa
3 years, 2 months ago

Judge limits strikers’ conduct at Deere plant in Iowa

Associated Press  

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order that details how picketing workers at the Deere & Co. plant in Davenport must conduct themselves. In seeking the injunction Wednesday, Deere officials alleged that striking workers had disrupted access to the Davenport Works plant and put others at risk. Tom Vilsack met with striking workers Wednesday at …

Contract talks resume between Deere and its striking workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Contract talks resume between Deere and its striking workers

Associated Press  

MOLINE, Ill. — Contract talks between Deere & Co. and its 10,000 striking workers have resumed, but it wasn’t immediately clear how far apart the two sides remained Monday. Both the Moline, Illinois-based company and the United Auto Workers union confirmed that talks had resumed. The strike began last Thursday after union members overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract that would …

Farmers and John Deere suppliers worry about strike's impact
3 years, 2 months ago

Farmers and John Deere suppliers worry about strike's impact

The Independent  

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John Deere tried replacing union workers with scabs — and immediately had tractor crash in their plant: report
3 years, 2 months ago

John Deere tried replacing union workers with scabs — and immediately had tractor crash in their plant: report

Raw Story  

On Thursday, The Washington Postreported that agricultural equipment maker John Deere, facing a massive labor strike by the United Auto Workers union over a contract dispute, has brought in nonunion workers to keep their plants running — but according to a new report Friday, they almost immediately suffered a workplace accident in one of their plants. "The strike includes more …

More than 10,000 John Deere workers go on strike as labor actions heat up in the U.S.
3 years, 2 months ago

More than 10,000 John Deere workers go on strike as labor actions heat up in the U.S.

NPR  

More than 10,000 John Deere workers go on strike as labor actions heat up in the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Perlman/AP Seth Perlman/AP More than 10,000 workers at 14 different John Deere locations went on strike at the stroke of midnight after the United Auto Workers union said it was unable to reach a new contract with …

Most Deere workers reject contract offer from tractor maker
3 years, 2 months ago

Most Deere workers reject contract offer from tractor maker

Associated Press  

MOLINE, Ill. — The vast majority of United Auto Workers union members rejected a contract offer from Deere & Co. Sunday that would have delivered at least 5% raises to the workers who make John Deere tractors and other equipment. “The tentative agreement reached by the UAW and John Deere was rejected this evening by a majority of 90% of …

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