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Around 10,000 workers at Deere & Company, the maker of agricultural and farming equipment, rejected a contract proposal and went on strike early Thursday, according to The New York Times. The workers, members of the United Automobile Workers union, are based mostly in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. The dispute is over wage increases, pensions for new employees and other incentives in light of the global supply chain bottleneck due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John Deere is set to make a record of nearly $6 billion this fiscal year, according to the company's latest forecast.

Around 10,000 workers at Deere & Company, the maker of agricultural and farming equipment, rejected a contract proposal and went on strike early Thursday, according to The New York Times. The workers, members of the United Automobile Workers union, are based mostly in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. The dispute is over wage increases, pensions for new employees and other incentives in light of the global supply chain bottleneck due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John Deere is set to make a record of nearly $6 billion this fiscal year, according to the company's latest forecast.

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    John Deere unveils automated tractor that tills fields on its own

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  2. Jan 5

    A new John Deere tractor sports the familiar green hue, classic yellow wheels—and an advanced artificial-intelligence system that allows the vehicle to operate without a driver

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  3. 11 Dec 2021

    "Ultimately, it is about the morality of how we treat each other in this economy," former Sec. of Labor Robert Reich says in response to employees choosing to walk away from companies like Kellogg's, John Deere, Frito Lay due to contract disagreements.

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  4. 3 Dec 2021

    Federal corruption probe leads to first major overhaul of UAW elections in 70 years

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  5. 18 Nov 2021

    Workers at farm equipment maker John Deere end a near six-week strike after approving a new six-year contract

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  6. 18 Nov 2021

    Workers at farm equipment maker John Deere voted to end a more than one-month strike and approved a new six-year contract with a substantial pay raise

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  7. 18 Nov 2021
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  8. 18 Nov 2021

    1987 and 2021 It has been a privilege to cover the UAW strike this past month. Another story to come later today.

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  9. John Deere factory workers approve new contract, ending historic strike

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  10. 17 Nov 2021

    More than 10,000 striking John Deere workers will go back to work after approving a new agreement that union leadership called a landmark deal.

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  11. 17 Nov 2021

    Thousands of employees at John Deere will end a five-week strike and return to work after voting in favor of a new contract offer from the company

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  12. John Deere workers vote to end month-long strike that symbolized how the pandemic unsettled the labor market

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  13. John Deere workers say their pandemic sacrifice needs to be rewarded now

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  14. 16 Nov 2021

    The third tentative agreement between the UAW and Deere includes minor changes to CIPP, the company's incentive program. Workers said the changes still don't address their concerns. Read about the program, proposed changes, and workers' thoughts here:

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  15. 15 Nov 2021

    United Autoworkers Union announces it has reached a third tentative agreement that now heads to local unions for a ratification vote that could end the ongoing strike of thousands of John Deere workers.

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  16. John Deere has reached a third tentative deal to end a monthlong strike by about 10,000 workers. They rejected two previous contract proposals negotiated by the United Automobile Workers.

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  17. 11 Nov 2021

    Independent monitor says U.S. union UAW has 'fallen short' in reform efforts

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  18. Former UAW officer accused of embezzling $2 million

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  19. 5 Nov 2021

    John Deere says it is looking at all options to provide products to its customers, including possibly using strikebreakers or importing equipment from overseas factories it operates

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  20. 4 Nov 2021

    Even though John Deere has forecast record profits of at least $5.7 billion this year, and even though its CEO’s pay jumped 160% last year, Deere originally offered its workers a basic raise of 12% over six years, which workers said wouldn’t begin to keep up with inflation.

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