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Union employees at Deere & Co. ratified a six-year contract that means more money for current workers, but introduces a two-tier pay scale bringing in new workers at lower wages. The United Auto Workers said the agreement was approved over the weekend by more than 74 percent of the members voting. Moline, Ill.-based Deere said under the new contract, new employees would receive a base pay ranging from $10.47 to $17 an hour. Under the old contract, new employees received $14.42 to $22.02 an hour.
