OCTOBER 16, 2024 —
The company plans additional layoffs in the Quad Cities area that will take effect in January 3, 2025.
About 200 John Deere employees will be laid off at Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois, and another 80 employees will lose their jobs in Davenport, Iowa.
The job loss is attributed to the reduced demand for their products and the continuing reluctance of customers to purchase expensive, time-critical agricultural equipment that requires the user to rely on its dealer network.
JULY 31, 2024 — 319 LAYOFFS IN MOLINE, ILLINOIS
The company confirmed that 319 salaried John Deere employees were laid off in Moline, Illinois on July 24, 2024.
A total of 298 employees at John Deere World Headquarters in Moline and 21 employees at Harvester Works in Moline were laid off.
A spokesperson noted, “As the largest global manufacturer of agricultural equipment, John Deere, like many others in our industry, faces significant economic challenges, rising operational and manufacturing costs, and reduced customer demand. Sales declined 20 percent from 2023 to 2024.
This reduction in product demand and increased operational costs have unfortunately forced us to make tough decisions including layoffs at John Deere production facilities and reductions in our global salaried workforce.
We are committed to providing assistance and benefits to affected salaried employees. As part of this pledge, we are extending the following support to affected salaried employees in the U.S.:
Up to 12 months of severance based on years of service
Pro-rated short-term incentive (STI) and long-term incentive cash (LTIC) compensation benefits
Payment for any earned and unused vacation or paid time off and other factors
Access to ongoing health and wellness benefits and 12 months of professional job placement services
While the decision to reduce roles across the company was a challenging one, the company is confident that these adjustments, coupled with our ongoing efforts to reduce costs and align production and inventory levels, will position John Deere strongly for the future.
JULY 28, 2024 — ANOTHER 103 EMPLOYEES
Another 103 salaried employees were terminated, including 69 employees at Deere and Co.’s Waterloo Works and 34 in Dubuque, Iowa.
According to a company spokesperson, “As the largest global manufacturer of agricultural equipment, John Deere, like many others in our industry, faces significant economic challenges, rising operational and manufacturing costs, and reduced customer demand, including a 20 percent decline in sales from 2023 to 2024.”
JULY 16, 2024 — ADDITIONAL LAYOFFS
A new round of layoffs impacting 345 salaried employees in Waterloo Operations in Iowa is expected between July 24 and July 26, 2024. According to Iowa’s Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) site, Deere has announced 1,429 job cuts since the beginning of 2024.
JUNE 29, 2024 — 610 NEW LAYOFFS
In another round of layoffs, the company has announced that 610 production employees were impacted by the current layoffs, including about 280 at the John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois, about 230 at the John Deere Davenport Works in Davenport, Iowa, and about 100 at the John Deere Dubuque Works in Dubuque, Iowa.
John Deere plans to lay off another round of employees as part of a broader staff reduction at three factories brought on by reduced demand for the products produced at these facilities. To better position Deere to meet future demand, we continue to take proactive steps to reduce production and inventory.
Deere previously announced it is moving the manufacturing of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders from its Dubuque, Iowa facility to Mexico by the end of 2026.
JUNE 11, 2024 — 60 NEW LAYOFFS
According to the company, 60 salaried Intelligent Solutions Group employees located in the Urbandale, Iowa, office will be laid off in the first week of August 2024. The decision appears to have been driven by declining sales of agricultural equipment and the possible offshoring of manufacturing to Mexico.
JUNE 7, 2024 — 120 NEW LAYOFFS
The company has announced that it will lay off more than 120 production workers at its Seeding and Cylinder operations in Moline, Illinois, starting on June 8, 2024.
In a company statement, Deere repeated its routine mantra, "Each John Deere factory balances the size of its production workforce with the needs of the individual factory to optimize the workforce at each facility."
MAY 21, 2024 — 190 NEW LAYOFFS
Declining farm income and higher interest rates, contrasted against ever-increasing machinery costs, are driving the layoffs of 650 production workers at its Ankeny, Iowa, and Waterloo, Iowa, manufacturing plants.
The company, facing the prospect of fewer sales, has announced a second round of layoffs at its Waterloo, Iowa facility, effective June 22, 2024.
The company informed members of the workforce at its Waterloo Operations that about 190 production employees would be placed on indefinite layoff
MARCH 28, 2024 — 308 EMPLOYEES
The company has announced the layoff of 308 production workers at its Waterloo, Iowa plant, which will commence on April 29, 2024.
According to a company spokesperson, “Each John Deere factory balances the size of its production workforce with the needs of the individual factory to optimize the workforce at each facility."
MARCH 13, 2024 — 150 EMPLOYEES
John Deere Des Moines Works in Ankeny, Iowa, is laying off 150 production employees who will be placed on an "indefinite layoff effective over the months of April and May."
According to a company spokesperson, “Each John Deere factory balances the size of its production workforce with the needs of the individual factory to optimize the workforce at each facility."
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 — 225 EMPLOYEES IN EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS
The company has announced that it will lay off 225 production employees at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois, effective October 16, 2023.
According to a company spokesperson, "Although John Deere has hired hundreds of employees in the Quad Cities in recent years, the company has consistently stated that each Deere factory balances the size of its production workforce with the needs of the individual factory to optimize the workforce at each facility."
JUNE 2, 2022 — MOVING SOME WATERLOO, IOWA OPERATIONS TO MEXICO
The company has announced that it will move some tractor and cab assembly operations from Waterloo, Iowa, to its John Deere Components plant in Ramos Arizpe in Coahuila, Mexico, within the next two years. There is no word about layoffs in the 1,550-employee workforce.
According to a company spokesperson,…
“John Deere’s plan to bring new product programs to our operations in Waterloo, Iowa, makes it necessary to consolidate the manufacturing of cabs from the Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations (TCAO) to Ramos Component Works in Mexico. The decision to move cab production ensures the company can balance workforce needs within the tight labor market, while also ensuring Waterloo can open up floor space to manufacture new products.”
The move is expected to be completed during the 2024 fiscal year. The number of employees affected will depend on where the business is with respect to production volumes, employee attrition over the next two years, and new product program needs.”
JULY 17, 2020 — 117 LAYOFFS IN IOWA
According to a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice) filed by the company, 82 workers in the agriculture equipment manufacturing facility in Davenport, Iowa, will face layoffs on August 2, 2020, and 35 in the construction and forestry equipment manufacturing facility in Waterloo, Iowa, the next day, August 3, 2020.
MARCH 1, 2020 - 42 EMPLOYEES IN WATERLOO, IOWA
In announcing the layoffs, the company noted that they were necessary to bring about a “leaner, more efficient organization.
FEBRUARY 8, 2020 — ANOTHER 105 EMPLOYEES TO BE LAID OFF AT THE DUBUQUE WORKS
The company has announced that it will be laying off 105 workers at the John Deere Dubuque Works in Iowa this April 2020. The Dubuque Works manufactures forestry and construction equipment.
A company spokesperson noted that the decision was driven by market conditions.
DECEMBER 10, 2019 — ANOTHER 57 WORKERS TO BE LAID OFF AT THE DAVENPORT WORKS
The company has announced that an additional 57 employees will be laid off at its facility in Davenport, Iowa, commencing on January 6, 2020.
According to a company spokesperson, “This action is taken in response to current market conditions. Each Deere factory must balance the size of its production workforce with customer demand for products from their individual factory.”
OCTOBER 16, 2019 — Previous post…
Moline, Illinois-based Deere and Company, the iconic global manufacturer of agricultural, construction, and heavy machinery, has announced that 50 Harvester Works employees and 113 Davenport Works employees will be placed on indefinite layoff.
The Harvester Works layoff in East Moline commences October 28, 2019, and the Davenport Works layoff in Davenport, Iowa commences November 18, 2019.
It appears that the decision was driven by the marketplace, where the demand for agricultural machinery was impacted by international trade disputes, falling crop prices, and extreme weather, which affected planting cycles.
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