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John Deere Says Contract That Workers Rejected Was Its Final Offer - The New York Times
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Labor flexes its muscles as leverage tips from employers to workers
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Strike ends: UAW workers ratify third agreement
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Unions Rhode Island AFL-CIO
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Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract, Iowa
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Day arrives for 225 workers to be laid off at Deere facility in Illinois
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John Deere, the Great Resignation, and the Revenge of the Essential Worker