CNH union can’t agree on labor contracts at factories in U. S.
2023.01.08 01:53
CNH union can’t agree on labor contracts at factories in U. S.
Budrigannews.com – At CNH Industrial (NYSE: ), members of two local unions that have been on strike since May According to the United Auto Workers union, factories in Wisconsin and Iowa rejected a tentative labor contract on Saturday.
The union didn’t say how many workers at the two plants didn’t like the multiyear deal, which members of the union said didn’t give them enough of a raise, more time off, or better health insurance.
Union officials had warned that the most recent offer would likely be rejected because the UAW represents approximately 1,000 workers at the plants.
According to Yasin Madhi, the UAW local president in Racine, Wisconsin, where the company employs approximately 700 people, “We going to notify the company and see if they are willing to come back to the table.” I hope they present a genuine offer the following time.”
For comment, CNH officials could not be reached. According to the UAW, the business has referred to this offer as its “last, best, and final.”
The manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment made an offer to workers in May that included a three-year wage increase of 18.5%.
Union officials stated that once the strike began, the Italian-American company brought in replacement workers to keep the factories running. Tractors and combines are produced at the Racine plant, which is located 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Chicago. Tractor loaders, backhoes, and forklifts are manufactured at the Burlington, Iowa, facility.
Robert Bruno, a labor professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, stated that the strike has extended significantly beyond the two-month average in the United States. Union workers in the industrial sector for companies like Boeing (NYSE:) are feeling the effects of a tightening labor market. as well as Deere (NYSE:) In recent years, they have gone on strike.
Before a deal could be reached to end a five-week strike in 2021, more than 10,000 Deere workers in three Midwest states turned down two offers for contracts.
Some CNH workers, who last went on strike in 2004, have taken second jobs to supplement their UAW-provided strike pay. They point out that the business has been making strong profits, including an adjusted profit of $670 million in the most recent quarter.
Workers expressed dissatisfaction and determination while the ballots were being cast at a Wisconsin elementary school.
“They can afford to give us everything we’re asking for because this company is worth multiple billions of dollars. “We’re not asking for too much,” Alric Davis, 61, stated.
Kelly Peters, a Racine plant subassembly worker, was hesitant to cast a vote in favor.
“They are simply providing increments, similar to dangling a bone to see if we will bite. She stated, “I’m not biting.”
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