Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) overwhelmingly rejected a new tentative agreement with Deere & Co. on Sunday. The tentative agreement was a six-year contract that would have covered more than 10,000 workers at 14 facilities across the United States, including more than 7,000 workers in Iowa, and was the result of efforts made by UAW negotiators. However, it was voted against by 90 percent of the membership, UAW Vice President Chuck Browning said in a statement. The UAW negotiating team will return to the bargaining table Monday. A strike deadline has been set for 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Browning added. The agreement negotiations between John Deere and the union began in August but have so fair failed to come to a resolution. Some locals in Iowa posted on Facebook that workers will go on strike if Deere doesn’t meet the UAW’s demands by the end of Wednesday, the Des Moines Register reported. A number of workers told …
Union Members Reject Tentative Agreement With John Deere After Months of Negotiations
October 11, 2021
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