- Negotiations between John Deere and the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace (IAM) Local 873 began on
July 27. The current agreement
expires Oct. 1, 2022.
MOLINE,
Ill., Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
has informed Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) that its production and
maintenance employees have voted to ratify a new four-year
collective bargaining agreement that covers 900 workers at the John
Deere Horicon Works in Horicon,
WI. The vote was passed with an overwhelming majority of
workers (over 80 percent) voting to ratify the contract.
"Together, Deere & Company and IAM have reached a collective
bargaining agreement that provides economic progress for our
employees, maintains John Deere's competitiveness, and ensures
Horicon Works employees will continue to produce products that have
contributed to the livelihoods of our customers and to the
Horicon community," said
Carol Lewis, Vice President of Labor
Relations for John Deere.
John Deere Horicon Works produces two of the company's most
recognizable and relied upon products – its Gator utility vehicle
and its extensive line of lawn tractors. John Deere has had a
presence in Horicon, Wisconsin for
than 110 years, dating back to 1911.
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