Solidarity and Support: ‘O Double Good’ for Locked-Out Kellogg’s Workers
The more than 220 workers who have been locked out of their jobs at a Kellogg’s® Memphis, Tenn., plant since October are receiving international solidarity from workers around the world, and support and holiday cheer from fellow Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Miller (BCTGM) members.
The BCTGM Local 252G members who make Frosted Flakes®, Froot Loops® and other breakfast favorites were locked out as part of the drive by the $14 billion company to replace steady, middle-class, full-time jobs with casual part-time employees who would make significantly lower wages and substandard benefits.
A just-posted petition by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) says:
The Memphis workers and their union are battling for the future of the next generation of Kellogg's workers and for the defense of negotiated standards against the expansion of disposable jobs.
Click here to sign the petition and send an email to Kellogg Co. President John Bryant urging him to take immediate action to lift the lockout, abandon the expansion of casual jobs and negotiate in good faith for a fair agreement.
Meanwhile, members from BCTGM Kellogg’s locals 50G in Omaha, Neb., and 3G in Battle Creek, Mich., are in Memphis this week delivering gifts and support for the locked-out workers and their families. As they gathered at the union hall, the workers' children composed handwritten letters to Bryant telling him about his/her parent and how the lockout has affected their families. Each letter is accompanied by a photo of the sender. See more in the video below.
