Supporters of Lehman visited several Deere plants in the Quad Cities region last weekend, encountering many workers who expressed keen interest in his program and denounced the corrupt UAW bureaucracy.
Speaking on the mood among workers shortly before the strike was announced, a CNH worker in Iowa told the WSWS, “We knew what needed to be done. We were all just fed up. People in our Facebook group were saying we’re ready to walk now, why are we still here overstocking for them?”