John Deere laying off hundreds of Midwest workers

(NewsNation) — John Deere plans to lay off hundreds of employees across three Midwest factories by the end of next month.

Around 600 production workers at factories in East Moline, Illinois, and Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa, will be laid off effective Aug. 30, according to a release obtained by WHBF.

The layoffs are due to reduced demand for products from those factories, the company said.

Is this cost-cutting or are jobs being moved outside the US?

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