Tag Archives: UAW

America’s Work Force Radio Interview With Dave Leshtz

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Trish Nelson

The John Deere strike is over but labor issues are always out there.  America’s Work Force Radio is the only daily labor radio program in the U.S. and has been on the air since 1993. Check out this interview with … Continue reading →

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Iowa Unions, Democrats, The Public, Stand With Deere Workers

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Trish Nelson

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/john-deere-strike-update/ by Dave Leshtz Davenport, Iowa—In October the United Auto Workers and Iowa’s labor movement were on the march. Community support and sympathetic media were solidly behind the 10,100 striking John Deere and Company employees. Workers at America’s biggest maker … Continue reading →

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John Deere Trying To Discontinue Retirement Benefits

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Trish Nelson

On Iowa Press this week we got to hear from Charlie Wishman, President of the Iowa Federation of Labor , AFL-CIO; and Paul Iversen, labor educator at the University of Iowa Labor Center, about the issues involved with the current … Continue reading →

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