MOLINE, Ill., Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere &
Company (NYSE: DE) and the UAW have started negotiations on a new
master labor agreement. The current six-year master agreement
covers approximately 10,000 manufacturing employees at 12 Deere
facilities and expires at midnight on September 30th, 2015.
In Iowa, the locations include
Davenport Works, Des Moines Works, Dubuque Works, Ottumwa Works and
Waterloo Works, as well as three others in Waterloo - Tractor and
Cab Assembly, Engine Works and the Foundry. In Illinois, locations include Harvester Works in
East Moline, Parts Distribution
Center in Milan, and the Seeding
Group and Cylinder Division in Moline. In Kansas, Coffeyville Works is
included.
Deere and the UAW will also negotiate a separate agreement that
includes approximately 110 UAW employees at Deere facilities in
Atlanta and Denver.
Deere has agreed with the UAW to make no further public comment
during negotiations except through news releases distributed by the
two organizations.
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