NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION: Boyd Calls for Resignation of John Deere CEO John May & Deere Boycott
NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION: Boyd Calls for Resignation of John Deere CEO John May & Deere Boycott
BASKERVILLE, Va., July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- John Deere has not reversed or slow walked their plans to launch an autonomous tractor by 2030, completely eliminating the farmer from needing to operate the machine. Although Boyd agrees that farmers need access to new technology, he believes that John Deere continues to move in the wrong direction in regards to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
约翰迪尔没有改变或放缓推出无人驾驶拖拉机的计划，将在2030年全面取消农民操作这台机器。虽然Boyd认为农民需要接触新技术，但他认为约翰迪尔在多样性、平等和包容方面继续朝着错误的方向发展。
Boyd Calls for the Resignation of John Deere CEO John C. May Amid John Deere Boycott
Boyd呼吁约翰·迪尔公司CEO约翰·C·梅辞职，以对抗约翰迪尔公司的抵制。
So much for "Made in America" at John Deere. The company announced it would lay off 600 more workers in Illinois and Iowa in order to expand to Mexico. Deere announced in June 2022, its Waterloo, Iowa tractor cab plant will move to Mexico by 2024. Now Deere will move its skid steer loader and compact track loader production from Dubuque, Iowa to Mexico by 2026.
约翰迪尔公司不再是“美国制造”，因为该公司宣布将裁员600名伊利诺伊州和爱荷华州的员工以便扩大到墨西哥。 约翰迪尔公司于2022年6月宣布，其爱荷华州滑轨汽车驾驶室工厂将于2024年迁往墨西哥。 现在，约翰迪尔公司将在2026年之前将其打桩机和履带式小型装载机的生产从爱荷华州的迪比克转移到墨西哥。
On Tuesday, John Deere announced on social media platform X it would no longer support "social or cultural awareness" events in response to customer feedback. Deere's decision on DEI comes just one month after it agreed to pay $1.1 million in back wages and interest to 277 Black and Hispanic job applicants after the Department of Labor alleged that it found systemic hiring discrimination at the company.
周二，约翰迪尔公司在社交媒体平台X上宣布，根据客户反馈，公司将不再支持“社交或文化意识”活动。在美国劳工部指控该公司存在系统性的招聘歧视的情况下，约翰迪尔的多样化、平等和包容（DEI）决定仅相隔一个月便同意向277名黑人和西班牙人工作申请者支付$110万的拖欠工资和利息。
According to John C. May, Deere CEO, "A company is only as healthy as its reputation and only as good as its word. Ultimately, a company is judged by its actions. "
据迪尔公司CEO约翰·C·梅所说，“一个公司的声誉只有其信誉好，言出必行，最终，一个公司将根据其行动而被评判。
Boyd and the NBFA are concerned more companies will downplay diversity goals and scale back DEI programs created to encourage the advancement of marginalized groups because little was done by CEO May to address decades of discrimination at Deere. John Deere is one of the largest debt holders for farmers, right beside the banks. Boyd has officially requested a meeting with CEO John C May to no avail to discuss concerns of NBFA Members for years.
Boyd和NBFA担心，因为CEO May没有解决约翰迪尔公司几十年来的歧视问题，更多的公司将淡化多元化目标并缩减旨在鼓励边缘群体进步的DEI计划。 约翰迪尔公司是农民的最大债权人，与银行业并列。 Boyd已正式要求与CEO John C May会面，但未得到回应，以讨论NBFA成员多年来的担忧。
Just as we have called for the resignation of Tractor Supply CEO, Hal Lawton, we also call for the resignation of Mr. May and boycott of John Deere.
与我们呼吁拖拉机供应公司CEO哈尔·劳顿辞职一样，我们呼吁梅先生辞职，并抵制约翰迪尔公司。
"It is the farmer, not the machine that will take care of the crop and ensure it grows. I challenge John Deere to service all of America's farmers, including Black farmers" - John W. Boyd, Jr.
“是农民，而不是机器，来照顾作物并确保它生长。我挑战约翰迪尔公司为所有美国的农民提供服务，包括黑人农民” - 约翰·W·博伊德（John W. Boyd Jr.）
Contact John Boyd, President at [email protected] or 434-210-2286
联系约翰·博伊德（John Boyd），总裁，[email protected] 或434-210-2286
SOURCE National Black Farmers Association
来源：国家黑人农民协会(National Black Farmers Association)