Representatives of the striking United Auto Workers and John Deere are back at the bargaining table.

More than 10-thousand workers at 14 John Deere plants and distribution centers have been on strike last Thursday. Union members say Deere’s initial offer did not meet their wage and retirement goals, plus the union says it’s important to end a two-tiered pay system that ensures younger workers get less. A spokeswoman for the company says John Deere is fully committed to the collective bargaining process, resolving the strike and giving production and maintenance workers the opportunities to earn the best wages.

Reports indicate the turn-out at many picket lines yesterday was larger than it had been in the opening days of the strike.