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Deere and Striking Workers Reach Deal

A 56-year-old union member and John Deere employee was struck in a traffic accident and killed while walking to the picket line in Milan, Illinois Wednesday, according to the UAW. The worker was employed at the Milan John Deere Parts Distribution Center and was a member of UAW Local 79.

A Deere worker died crossing the street to a picket line in Milan, Illinois. Other workers say theyd complained to the city about burnt out streetlights at the intersection.

The 56-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle around 6 a.m. Wednesday while joining strikers on a picket line outside the John Deere Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Ill.

The 56-year-old worker was a member of Milan, Illinois, Local 79 and employed at the Milan John Deere Parts Distribution Plant, according to UAW.

Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson confirmed a man was struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday near the John Deere Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Illinois.

A union leader said the 56-year-old worker made the "ultimate sacrifice."

The Quad-City Federation of Labor on its Facebook page is reporting that a UAW Local 79 member has died in a traffic accident this morning.

MILAN, Illinois (KWWL) -- A United Auto Workers member and John Deere employee in Illinois was killed on Wednesday morning after being hit by a vehicle while walking to the

A 56-year-old Deere employee was struck and killed walking to the picket line at John Deere Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Illinois, this morning.