UAW Workers Reject John Deere Contract Extension for 10,000 Midwest Employees
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Updated · KCCI Des Moines · Aug 24
UAW Workers Reject John Deere Contract Extension for 10,000 Midwest Employees
3 articles · Updated · KCCI Des Moines · Aug 24
Summary
UAW members voted down John Deere’s proposal to extend their labor agreement through 2029, sending both sides back to the bargaining table.
The rejection means the current contracts will now expire in October 2027 instead of being prolonged for two more years.
About 10,000 union-represented workers across the Midwest are covered, including thousands in Iowa and workers in Waterloo.
Union leaders tied the no vote to job-security worries after roughly 1,600 layoffs over the past two years, while John Deere had argued the extension would provide stability.