Jan 06, 2023

Union taking CNH’s last offer to striking workers for Saturday vote

Posted Jan 06, 2023 3:43 PM

The United Auto Workers announced in a news release that they’ve decided to bring CNH Industrial’s “last, best, and final offer” to its striking workers for a vote.

Farm Equipment Magazine says the workers are expected to vote on Saturday, January 7.

However, Ag Equipment Intelligence reached out to CNH Industrial for comment but did not hear back.

In 2021, when 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike, Deere referred to its third offer to the union as its “last, best, and final offer,” which James Cooney of Rutgers University said at the time that “this could signify Deere is at an impasse in negotiations.

“That’s not an agreement with the company when saying, “Hey, this is our last, best, and final offer,’” Cooney says. “A union may take that back to the membership, but, on the other hand, it may choose not to, especially if it’s perceived as a threat.”