Deere told a judge that picketers' conduct has disrupted access to its properties and put others, including UAW members, at risk. 20ĭeere sought and received a temporary injunction limiting the ways union workers can conduct themselves on the picket lines at Davenport Works. “There has to be some common ground,” said a worker at the Milan plant. One worker hoped for a reasonable outcome that was fair for all parties. Union workers at the Milan and Davenport Deere plants continued to line the roads, creating clumps of blue and white “UAW on strike” signs.
DEERE STRIKE DRIVER
A night shift officer in a squad car was at the intersection when the truck entered the plant and asked the driver to drive slower. 19, near union workers on the picket line. Moline police said a semi-truck entered a gate of the John Deere Seeding plant driving “too fast” on Oct. You will begin to receive our Daily Business News updates. “Knowing that we’ve got the backing of the community to help throughout all of this - it was this or shave my head.” “It honestly just helps 100 percent with the stress,” one striking UAW worker said while getting a haircut.
DEERE STRIKE FREE
Small businesses in the Quad Cities are offering free or discounted goods and services for union workers and their families, ranging from free burgers and alcohol to discounted haircuts and furnace repair. “Hopefully after this you know we'll be stronger for it.”
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“It's really nice to see everybody come together,” said David Schmelzer, a union worker at the Milan, Ill., plant, while standing in front of his own plant's food donations. net income totaled $2.751 billion, according to the company.Īt all Deere plants in the Quad Cities, picketers have seen large donations of food, firewood and weather gear from community members, businesses, local unions and others as an expression of solidarity toward workers. They said the last offer was unacceptable, especially considering the company’s record profits. Deere workers have faced forced overtime and poor treatment from managers and company leaders, multiple employees asserted. The deal also limited retirement benefits for workers hired after the contract was ratified. The voted-down, six-year offer from Deere would have raised wages by roughly 5 percent over the life of the contract. and Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) representatives headed back to the negotiating table.
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