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Should a Union Contact Run Eight Years?
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 Aug. 13, 2026 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | […] Deere wants to extend its six-year contract to eight years. The current pact for 10,000 workers at nine Midwestern plants expires on October 31, 2027—six months before the union’s deals with the Big 3 automakers expire on May 1, 2028. In 2021, Deere workers struck for 34 days, gaining national press. They voted down two offers before winning a 20 percent pay boost over six years, COLA, and three lump sums. “They’re trying to feel how unstable the union is when it comes to who wants what out of a contract,” said Pete Schaefer, from the Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois. “They’re definitely up to something. The majority of us here understand that.” Full story at Labor Notes
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