by Justin | Oct 24, 2021 | John Deere
Hundreds rallied in Waterloo Saturday to support United Auto Workers union workers currently on strike from John Deere. Read the article here.
by Justin | Oct 22, 2021 | John Deere
After a week on the picket line outside of the John Deere Davenport Works, strikers are now under strict restrictions over how and where they can picket. Attorneys for Deere and Co. on Wednesday submitted a 10-page court motion, along with another 13 pages of...
by Justin | Oct 21, 2021 | John Deere
Leaving aside the cruel logic of forcing the company’s nonunion workers into potentially dangerous situations to maximize profit, the moment is a pure and satisfying embodiment of a conviction that every person laboring under a boss has had: Management can’t do a...
by Justin | Oct 20, 2021 | John Deere
Striking Deere workers are being limited by a court order on the ways in which they can conduct themselves on the picket lines at Davenport Works. Deere sought and received a temporary injunction, advising the chief judge of the district court in Scott County that...
by Justin | Oct 20, 2021 | John Deere, Labor Notes
Deere is in the midst of its most profitable year ever. The farm and construction equipment manufacturer expects to rake in $5.7 to $5.9 billion in net income this year, far exceeding its previous high of $3.5 billion in 2013. “When you factor in the pandemic, being...
by Justin | Oct 17, 2021 | John Deere
Workers are saying enough is enough.And many of them are either hitting the picket lines or quitting their jobs as a result.The changing dynamics of the US labor market, which has put employees rather than employers in the driver’s seat in a way not seen for...
