BusinessTuesday, November 3
Deere plans to bring more than 275 laid-off workers back to Waterloo
The Good Day Cedar Falls team
Deere plans to bring more than 275 laid-off workers back to its Waterloo plant, and another 60 will return to its Quad Cities plant, Radio Iowa reports. Deere said in a news release Friday, Oct. 30, that it's also hiring more than 400 new employees in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. Workers previously on layoff in Waterloo, the Quad Cities, Ottumwa and Dubuque have all been asked to return, the company said.
Deere is calling back and hiring hundreds
- More than 275
- workers Deere is recalling
- More than 400
- new employees Deere is hiring
- About 1,000
- callbacks since 2024
- About 125
- workers who will stay on layoff in the Des Moines area
Sources: Radio Iowa, The Des Moines Register
The company says the added workforce will help it meet customer needs through "a range of operating environments, including future labor negotiations." In August, the UAW announced its members had rejected Deere's offer to extend their current contract for two more years, mainly over concerns about job security.
- UAW's count: layoffs totaled 1,600
- Also hiring: Davenport, Dubuque and Ottumwa Works
- Kansas: Coffeyville Works is hiring too
Deere's recalls build toward labor negotiations next year
- 2021UAW-represented Deere workers go on strike for five weeks.
- Aug. 2026The UAW announces its members rejected Deere's offer to extend their contract two more years.
- Sept. 2026Deere calls back 375 workers in the Quad Cities.
- Oct. 30Deere announces it is recalling more than 275 workers and hiring more than 400.
Sources: Radio Iowa, The Des Moines Register
Sources: Radio Iowa, The Des Moines Register