Posted on 10/15/2021 5:18:41 PM PDT by dynachrome
In the latest and largest strike to hit manufacturing in recent months, more than 10,000 UAW-represented Deere & Co. workers officially went on strike at the stroke of twelve between October 13 and 14. Workers roundly rejected an October 1 UAW-negotiated contract with the tractor manufacturer, with 90% of members voting against the deal.
The strike will hit 14 of Deere & Co.’s U.S. locations. Half of those factories are in Iowa; the rest are in Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, and Georgia.
The strike’s timing comes at an inopportune point for Deere & Co., which has already seen record profits this year. In August, the company predicted it would make between $5.6 and $5.9 billion in 2021, more than 60% higher than its previous full year earnings record set in 2013. The Des Moines Register reported that high prices for corn and soybeans drove up Deere profits in both years.
At the same time, Deere workers have expressed frustration with long hours worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing labor shortages have not helped the situation for overworked employees or employers looking to remedy the situation.
(Excerpt) Read more at industryweek.com ...
Does that mean discos coming back?
For better or worse, the evil unions are all that is between us and mandatory vaxxes for the masses—a boot on our face—forever.
Most Republicans are far too corrupt to fight Big Brother and the other Kleptocrats.
When the bully is kicking your rear end on the playground you will take any help you can get.
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