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November 2, 2021

Striking John Deere Workers Win Wage and Pension Increases in Tentative Contract
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Back in the United States, some 10,000 John Deere workers vote today on
a tentative contract that could end the strike they began on October 14.
If approved, the agreement would bring the unionized workers an
immediate 10% raise, plus 5% raises in the contract's third and fifth
years. The deal would also improve on employee pension plans and would
pay workers an $8,500 signing bonus. It's a significant improvement from
John Deere's final offer before workers went out on strike.


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