CNH Workers Could Strike; Current Contract Ends at Midnight Saturday
By Beacon Staff
UAW Local 807 members passed a strike authorization earlier this month in the union's ongoing negotiations with CNH Industrial.
The union’s contract covering Case IH workers will expire at midnight Saturday, April 30. At that point, workers might go on strike, depending on the status of contract negotiations.
Representatives with UAW 807 and CNH Industrial declined to comment on the status of negotiations, though UAW did confirm that 97 percent of its members voted for the strike. The UAW posted the results to their Facebook page, which shows that 227 voted “yes,” and six voted “no.”
The current six-year labor agreement covers both the Burlington plants and Racine, Wis., covers about 1,100 hourly employees between the two facilities.
The Burlington facility has been manufacturing equipment since 1937.