John Deere closes a sweetheart deal that keeps UAW members as industry highest paid
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) has accepted Deere & Company’s latest tentative offer by a vote 61% for and 39% against. As part of the agreement, UAW workers will get an immediate US8,500 signing bonus and a 20% wage increase over the life of the contract with […]
John Deere UAW strike continues with dealers in some markets counting their losses
The workers that Deere & Co vice president of labour relations Brad Morris described as, “The highest paid employees in the agriculture and construction industries,” have continued their 60-plus day strike. A survey of dealers in several markets have concluded some form of lost business through dwindling parts and also impacts such as delays on […]
Strike hits an already tight farm machinery supply line as Deere & Co workers throw down tools
It’s the UAW workers that are up in arms about pay conditions, and have walked off the job and threaten Deere & Co with a protracted shut-down unless their demands are met. The UAW strike has a compound affect across more than 10,000 workers at 14 of Deere & Co factories across the United States. […]
Strike hit an already tight farm machinery supply line as Deere workers throw down tools
It’s the UAW workers that are up in arms about pay conditions, have walked off the job and have threaten Deere & Co with a protracted shut-down unless their demands are met. The UAW strike has a compound affect across more than 10,000 workers at 14 of Deere & Co factories across the United States. […]