Ten thousand John Deere workers in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas launched an open-ended strike October 14. The strike came after workers overwhelmingly voted down a first tentative agreement negotiated by the Auto Workers (UAW). Among the over 90 percent of members voting, 90 percent voted no. Members’ frustrations ranged from inadequate wage increases to an end to the pension
More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers remain on strike demanding higher wages as the company looks to hiring strikebreakers or importing equipment from factories it operates overseas.
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