Huge strike at four Kellogg's cereal plants over 'death of 1,000 cuts'
Work at Kellogg’s Co. cereal plants in the U.S. came to a halt this week as more than a thousand workers went on strike over expired union contracts and accusations that jobs are moving offshore.
In Battle Creek, Mich.; Lancaster, Pa.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Omaha, Neb., about 1,400 workers went on strike after yearlong negotiations unraveled.
The company and employees are gridlocked over pay and benefits, including health care and retirement, NBC News reports. Union leaders also say the company is threatening to offshore jobs to Mexico.
Daniel Osborn, president of the local union in Omaha, says one of the issues concerning pay is the proposed two-tier wage system at Kellogg's, he told NBC.
As a lower-tier employee, one makes $11 or $12 less than a regular tier; they also have higher insurance premiums and less vacations, Osborn said.
Kerry Williams, a Lancaster processing maintenance worker told Vice News that some workers are being overworked — 12 or 16 hours a day.
Williams also told The Guardian that the workplace conditions at Kellogg’s feels “like a death of 1,000 cuts. They’re slowly eliminating jobs out of the Lancaster plant.”
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