Negotiations between CNH Industrial and United Auto Workers members on strike at plants in Burlington, Iowa, and Racine, Wisconsin, resumed Tuesday.
Representatives of both local unions have been in Madison, Wisconsin, to meet with leadership of the Case and New Holland construction manufacturer at the bargaining table.
According to a a CNH spokesperson "The company remains committed to reaching an agreement in the best interests of both the company and our UAW represented employees.”
Burlington UAW Local 807 President Nick Guernsey told The Hawk Eye newspaper that he is doubtful an agreement will be reached this week but remains optimistic of the overall process.
“We’re going in a positive direction,” he told The Hawk Eye on Wednesday. “As long as both sides are talking, I’m positive we’re going to get in a direction we need. It just might not happen this week.”
In the early stages, Guernsey suggested the strike could last up to six months.
According to the newspaper, CNH agreed to return to the bargaining table after receiving a written proposal from the UAW.
