Tag: Deere & Co.

John Deere Workers Approve New 6-Year Contract With Bonuses, Ending 5-Week-Long Strike

The five-week-long strike between Deere & Co. and more than 10,000 of its workers finally came to an end on Wednesday after United Auto Workers members approved a new six-year contract with the farm equipment maker on their third vote. In a statement, the United Auto Workers union (UAW) said that 61 percent of its…


10,000 John Deere Workers Go On Strike After Rejecting Contract

About 10,000 unionized workers at the agriculture equipment maker Deere & Company went on strike in the early hours of Thursday morning, saying that the company failed to present a contract proposal that met the United Auto Workers (UAW) union members’ “demands and needs.” “Our members at John Deere strike for the ability to earn…