Deere & Co workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10 percent raises immediately and end a monthlong strike for more than 10,000 employees.The United Auto Workers union said 61 percent of its members approved the deal with the tractor maker on their third vote, even though this offer was strikingly similar to one that 55 percent of workers rejected two weeks ago.Deere workers — and other unions — have been emboldened to ask for more this year because of the continuing worker shortages and because workers did not always feel appreciated while working long hours during the pandemic.
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