About 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union went on strike against farm and construction equipment maker John Deere early Thursday morning. The UAW had reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year contact with the company two weeks ago, only to see 90% of the rank-and-file members of the union reject it in a ratification vote that concluded this past Sunday. Union and management negotiators talked into the night Wednesday trying to reach a new deal but were unable to do so. This is the nation’s largest private-sector strike since the UAW waged a costly six-week strike against General Motors (GM) two years ago. The union said that 98.6% of members had voted to authorize a strike if there is no new deal by then.
— source cnn.com | Oct 14, 2021
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