A recent survey from Farm Equipment found that 64.8% of surveyed dealers indicated they were worried about the impact ongoing contract negotiations between CNH Industrial and United Auto Workers could have on their business.
In this episode of Farm Equipment Soundbites, I sat down with Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago Peter Norlander to discuss what exactly happens during union negotiations and why the first contract proposed during the Deere strike was rejected by 90% of UAW John Deere workers.
As a follow-up to the impact the strike had on dealers, a recent survey from Farm Equipment asked dealers of all brands how the strike had impacted their business, what they learned and what the strike might change in the industry.
According to release from the UAW, John Deere has made a last, best and final offer to the UAW negotiating team that includes modest modifications to the last tentative agreement presented for ratification on Nov 2.
A November 4 survey of John Deere dealers on the labor strike at John Deere production facilities drew a number of write-in responses from green dealers. Below are all 17 write-in responses collected from the survey that was open for 24 hours.
A recent poll from Farm Equipment found that 93% of Deere dealers forecast some degree of aftermarket revenue loss should the strike continue through the end of the year.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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