Picketers gather outside the John Deere facility in Milan, Ill., at about 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14. The strike affects factories in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas. Each Deere plant covered by the contract is organizing its own strike outside of its respective buildings.
Striking Deere & Co. employees at the Harvester plant in East Moline moved their picket line around a television set placed on an oil drum so they could watch Monday night football on Oct. 5, 1976. The strike lasted six weeks.
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Picketers gather outside the John Deere facility in Milan, Ill., at about 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14. The strike affects factories in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas. Each Deere plant covered by the contract is organizing its own strike outside of its respective buildings.
Striking Deere & Co. employees at the Harvester plant in East Moline moved their picket line around a television set placed on an oil drum so they could watch Monday night football on Oct. 5, 1976. The strike lasted six weeks.