UAW president unloads on CNH after Burlington closure

It's Thursday, November 13, 2025.

As I mentioned last week, Case New Holland (CNH) announced it would close its Burlington plant by mid-2026, with 200 workers laid off as a result.

The company blamed it on the agricultural industry downturn broadly affecting sales. (US Sen. Chuck Grassley said recently ag monopolies were a big reason for that).

But United Auto Workers (UAW), who've been in the middle of bargaining their latest contract with the company, said that was a load of hooey.

"CNH has made $6.6 billion in profits in the last three years alone and has spent over $3.1 billion of that on shareholder distributions and CEO pay," the union said in a statement.

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