by Justin | Oct 16, 2021 | Jacobin, John Deere
Across the US, a more militant mood among workers is beginning to make itself felt. An uptick in private-sector strikes and record numbers of workers quitting their jobs are just two signs that the pandemic has changed workers’ willingness to accept a bad deal. Read...
by Justin | Oct 14, 2021 | John Deere
About 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union went on strike against farm and construction equipment maker John Deere early Thursday morning. This is the nation’s largest private-sector strike since the UAW waged a costly six-week strike against General...
by Justin | Oct 13, 2021 | John Deere
As negotiations continue between John Deere and the UAW union, an economics professor says the union should be in the driver’s seat. “Labor knows there aren’t a lot of people who are taking those jobs,” Professor Peter Orazem said, an econ....
by Justin | Oct 13, 2021 | John Deere
John Deere is in the midst of its most profitable year ever. Yet workers say the company is stiffing them at the bargaining table — which is why 90 percent of voting members rejected the most recent contract proposal and are poised to strike tomorrow. Read the article...
by Justin | Oct 11, 2021 | John Deere
Members of the United Auto Workers overwhelmingly rejected a new six-year collective bargaining agreement with Deere & Co. on Sunday. UAW Vice President Chuck Browning, who has led negotiations with the company, said in a statement Sunday night that 90% of members...
by Justin | Oct 9, 2021 | John Deere, Labor Notes
Ten thousand Auto Workers (UAW) members at John Deere will vote on a new contract on Sunday, October 10. Unexpectedly, they can see the language of proposed changes to their several-hundred-page contract ahead of the vote. The UAW International posted the language...
