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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBernie Sanders headed to Michigan to rally with striking Kellogg's workers
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Around 1,400 Kellogg's workers in four states have been on strike since October when their last contract expired. They argue that the maker of Frosted Flakes and other breakfast cereals is seeking to undercut their union by creating a "two-tier" system of employment, with new hires offered less pay and fewer benefits.
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union earlier this month voted to reject Kellogg's offer of a 3% raise. That prompted the company to claim it was left with no choice but to permanently replace striking workers with new hires a plan that "deeply troubled" President Joe Biden, who urged Kellogg's to return to the negotiating table.
In a statement, Sanders' office said the senator, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with Democrats, would be joining some of Kellogg's striking employees on Friday. The statement described Kellogg's as "the new poster child of corporate greed."
In November, the company reported an operating profit of more than $1.4 billion over the last year, an increase of 3.4%.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-to-rally-with-striking-kelloggs-workers-2021-12
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Bernie Sanders headed to Michigan to rally with striking Kellogg's workers (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Dec 2021
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Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,964 posts)1. Great to see Bernie standing with the workers!
As usual, Bernie walks the walk along with talking the talk.
I love that Grr-r-eed slogan, too.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)2. K&R and Kudos to the Senator yet again!
radius777
(3,635 posts)3. Good for Bernie. Kellogg's is despicable. /nt