Some 10,000 union workers who produce farm equipment for the John Deere company have voted to ratify a new six-year contract and will end their month-long strike. Sixty-one percent of the United Auto Workers members at John Deere voted in favor of the deal, which brings an immediate 10% raise, an $8,500 signing bonus, two future 5% raises, and bonuses to workers who meet production targets.

Meanwhile, some 40,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals across Northern California were poised to begin a sympathy strike this morning in solidarity with hundreds of engineers who’ve been on picket lines for two months demanding better pay.