Advertisement3 reasons labor strikes are surging right now — and why they could continue to growNovember 02, 2021Alejandra Marquez JanseAilsa ChangCourtney DorningMatt OzugfacebookEmailA truck hauls a piece of John Deere equipment from the factory past workers picketing outside the John Deere Davenport Works facility on Oct. 15 in Davenport, Iowa. More than 10,000 John Deere employees, represented by the UAW, walked off the job in mid-October after failing to agree to the terms of a new contract. (Getty Images)