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Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1 (1966), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court clarified the nonobviousness requirement in United States patent law, [1] set forth 14 years earlier in Patent Act of 1952 and codified as 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As the deadline passed with no new contract proposal, the workers went on strike on October 14, 2021. [10] At the plant in Milan, Illinois, strikers almost immediately began picketing, [10] and UAW President Ray Curry voiced his support for the strike, saying, "The almost one million UAW retirees and active members stand in solidarity with the striking UAW members at John Deere."
The 1986–87 John Deere strike and lockout was a conflict between Deere & Company, more commonly known as John Deere, and its employees. The workers, unionized as part of the United Auto Workers , began selective strikes at three Deere facilities on August 23, 1986.
The bribes included a $40,000 John Deere tractor for Nuru's ranch. Hernandez also provided more than $250,000 worth of work, labor, and materials to build a vacation home on Nuru's ranch. [ 82 ] Varela and Gilmartin each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and Hernandez pleaded guilty to one count of ...
Deere & Company, doing business as John Deere (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n ˈ d ɪər /), is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment and lawn care equipment.
Operation Silver Shovel was a major United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into political corruption in Chicago during the 1990s. By the end of the probe illegal activities from labor union corruption to drug trafficking, organized crime activity and elected city officials on the take were unearthed, and corruption convictions were handed out to 18 individuals.
As of January 2025, Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, McDonald's, Meta and Amazon stated their intents to end DEI initiatives at their companies following the Supreme Court ruling. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] [ 87 ] Other companies, such as Costco and Apple , affirmed their support for ongoing DEI programs when challenged by shareholders.
In February 2006, the company acquired John Deere Health Care. [22] [23] [24] The same year, William W. McGuire stepped down as chairman and director due to his involvement in the employee stock options scandal. [25] He was replaced by CEO Stephen Hemsley who had served as president and COO and a member of the board of directors.