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John Deere strike imminent?
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I started reading that feed a couple days before the strike because there was a lot more info than was coming out from the local media. It became clear pretty quick to me he’s more of a propaganda spreader than a reporter. Still some interesting tidbits in there but you have to weed through a lot of garbage to get to it.
Looks like ripvdub in a subsequent post nails it pretty well on dues calculation. I don’t think any of my posts have tried to paint a picture of the UAW as some heroic organization selflessly representing the poor downtrodden worker. I simply have A lot of experience in manufacturing as well as Union representation area and because of that I recognize and respond to some of posts I read here. I would be the first to tell you the International Union people are probably little different from their adversaries in the corporate world. I simply feel compelled to reply when I read something strictly pointed to being critical of unions when it is obvious to me someone is just ranting with little real knowledge of labor negotiations.
First, his numbers are almost the exact same as mine. Around 700/year per striking worker or $7M pooled per year to get this representation. Sorry, it seems like the same people claiming exploitation think the UAW is great, and the people claiming the workers are making plenty are trashing the UAW. It doesn’t make sense.
John Deere CEO sells $72,473 in company stocks days before strike
In documents filed with the Security and Exchange Commission, John Deere CEO and Chairman John May sold $72,473 in stocks in the days leading up to the union worker's strike.
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He just needed a new car to get the heck out of town.John Deere CEO sells $72,473 in company stocks days before strike
In documents filed with the Security and Exchange Commission, John Deere CEO and Chairman John May sold $72,473 in stocks in the days leading up to the union worker's strike.
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I knew it changed so I was surprised to see it there after I was hired. My wife started at Deere in 2008 so hers is a lot better than mine is.
I’m not going to give my opinion of the guy in case someone in HR is reading this but he sold those stocks in March. He’s taking a lot of heat for good reason but this is a nothing burger in my opinion.John Deere CEO sells $72,473 in company stocks days before strike
In documents filed with the Security and Exchange Commission, John Deere CEO and Chairman John May sold $72,473 in stocks in the days leading up to the union worker's strike.
High net worth people dump that much just to rebalance their portfolios every once in a while. Assuming he has a ton of.j.d. stock
My guess $70k is easily less than 1% of JD stock he holds.
Not a big deal, especially since possibility of a strike was public info based on 90% of union rejecting contract on Sunday.
As is most of the whining about the Deere CEO's compensation.
John Deere bought Hagie, probably the best sprayer available, they don’t need to worry about the green ones as much.
I would bet they sell more Green Deere Sprayer by 2-1 over Hagie sprayer sales. Hagie has a pretty limited capacity and market.
He owns like $34mil in Deere stock according to the google machine. That $72k is like me finding some change in my seat cushion.
