Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

[TractorTYMe]

More than 10K John Deere employees go on strike Thursday

However, a vast majority of the union members, about 90%, rejected a tentative agreement reached by the union and John Deere earlier this week even though it would have delivered 5% raises to some workers and 6% raises to others.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[ericm979]

Deere's making record profits. Their workers are right to demand more of a share.

 

[Milo]

I don't see the correlation. If they want part of the profit (or loss) buy stock.

 

[kenmac]

they may have been giving a 5% raise, but this doesn't tell you what they (Deere) are trying change for that raise

 

[sea2summit]

Deere's making record profits. Their workers are right to demand more of a share.

Really? What risks are the employees taking to earn higher profits? What have they invested in ensuring continued success of the company outside of what the company is already compensating them to do?

If the employees want more money they need to improve their skills and get qualified for a better job. They aren’t owed by Deere or anyone else.

 

[Cahaba Valley Farm]

Really? What risks are the employees taking to earn higher profits? What have they invested in ensuring continued success of the company outside of what the company is already compensating them to do?

If the employees want more money they need to improve their skills and get qualified for a better job. They aren’t owed by Deere or anyone else.

It's a power grab by the employees/union.

 

[Thomas]

Do more with less it sounds like.

 

[Tinhack]

The CEO got a 120% raise, so says the reports. If I cared twit about JD, I'd probably be a little upset with a 5% raise too. SS and government retirees are getting a 5.9% raise but COL has gone up about 20% around here. The gov'ment is always low but JD is less than that.

 

[bigtiller]

They had no C.O.L.A. in the previous contract so they should get a bump in pay to make that up.
That was the only contract since the 60's that didn't have COLA.

 

[IndyJay]

They had no C.O.L.A. in the previous contract so they should get a bump in pay to make that up.
That was the only contract since the 60's that didn't have COLA.

Wow, they still had COLA? We lost that at our local (USWA) in the late 70's. I didn't think anybody was still getting that.