UAW members voted to accept the latest contract offer from Deere & Company on Wednesday night, ending the strike that began on Oct. 14. By the start of the third shift on Wednesday night, workers had returned to the company’s production facilities. “Members and their families put a lot on the line for these gains […]
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Iowa Poll shows strong support for striking John Deere workers, as union members prepare to vote on new contract proposal
Iowans strongly support the workers over the company in the ongoing strike of UAW workers against Deere & Company, according to a new Iowa Poll. The poll published by Des Moines Register on Monday found 58 percent of respondents “side mostly” with the workers, while only 16 percent said they sided with the company. Seven […]
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Deere’s second contract proposal rejected by union members, ‘pickets will continue’
Striking UAW members voted on Tuesday to reject a revised contract offer from Deere & Company. “The strike against John Deere and Company will continue as we discuss next steps with the company,” according to a statement from the union following the vote. “Pickets will continue and any updates will be provided through the local […]
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UAW members to vote on new contract offer from John Deere Tuesday
Deere & Company announced on Saturday it had reached a tentative agreement with the UAW that may end the strike that began on Oct. 14. UAW members will vote on the new proposed six-year contract on Tuesday. Ninety percent of the UAW members voted to reject Deere’s previous proposal, which led to more than 10,000 […]
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Judge rejects Deere & Company’s request for an injunction against striking workers in Ankeny
John Deere & Company’s attempt to disrupt picketing at its plant and a warehouse in Ankeny failed on Tuesday, as a Polk County judge rejected its petition for a temporary injunction against striking members of the UAW. “Deere has failed to show that it will suffer substantial injury or damages will result unless an injunction […]
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John Deere strike: Tom Vilsack meets striking workers, judge issues injunction against picketers and Iowa Republicans weigh in
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited a United Auto Workers (UAW) picket line outside the John Deere plant in Ankeny on Wednesday. The former Iowa governor showed support for the workers as the strike, which began at midnight on Oct. 14, finished its first week. “For too long in this country, we haven’t paid […]
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Thousands of John Deere workers strike, and Iowa Republican leaders ‘don’t have anything to say about it’
More than 6,000 John Deere workers in Iowa went on strike at midnight on Thursday, in the biggest labor action the state has seen in more than three decades. Contract negotiations between the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) — which represents Deere workers at its 14 plants across Iowa, Illinois, […]
