Tell John Deere CEO: Stop shipping jobs to Mexico
More Perfect Union sat down with farm equipment workers in Iowa and Mexico to hear their stories of how John Deere and others are pitting workers against each other in a race to the bottom, driving down wages and conditions for workers everywhere. John Deere workers everywhere need support from U.S. politicians.
For decades, starting after the passage of NAFTA in 1993, Deere used the threat of offshoring to demand concessions from its workers. Now, even under the threat of tariffs, Deere is laying off thousands of workers from the Midwest and shipping their jobs to Mexico.
Watch our latest report on John Deere offshoring jobs, then write to CEO John C. May and demand Deere stop shipping jobs to Mexico.