29 May Kellogg L. 253 Donates Products to Cincinnati AFL-CIO’s Willow Solidarity Center
The officers and members of BCTGM Local 253 who work at the Kellogg’s plant in Cincinnati, believe that every worker deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. So when they learned that the Cincinnati AFL-CIO was collecting donations to help the undocumented workers at the Willows Education and Solidarity Center, they wanted to help. Local 253 President/Business Agent David Puckett and Financial Secretary/Assistant Business Agent Mike Shoemaker asked Kellogg to provide them with enough...29 May Michigan Kellogg’s Locals Help Supply Food Banks, Aid Flood Victims
The coronavirus is everywhere in America, and so is hunger. Food banks all across America are struggling to meet surging demand from those hit hard by mass layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In Michigan, the demand for food assistance is rising at an extraordinary rate, just as the state’s food banks are being struck by shortages. To help combat the growing problem within their region, BCTGM Local Unions representing Kellogg’s workers in Michigan led...26 May On the Road with Local 6 Day ONE/Stop #2: Kellogg’s Muncy, Pa.
The BCTGM Local 6 Food Relief caravan continued this afternoon to the Kellogg plant in Muncy, Pa. where Local 401G members make Pop-tarts, Rice Krispie Treats and NutriGrain bars. Local 6 President Hank McKay followed the 26-foot truck driven by Local 6 Financial Secretary-Treasurer Edgar Rodriguez and Local 6 member Wilfredo Rodriguez to the Kellogg facility where the union members packed the remaining space of the truck with the BCTGM-made goods. The Rodriguez brothers will...13 Apr Kellogg’s Donates Cereal to Support Youth and Families During COVID-19 Crisis
BCTGM Local 374G (Lancaster, Pa.) members are working hard to continue production of America’s beloved Kellogg’s cereals to help keep breakfast on the tables of Americans during the Coronavirus health crisis. Due to the COVID-19 national emergency, Kellogg’s has increased production as well as its role in providing weekly donations to area food banks and community based youth and family organizations. Cereals made in Lancaster by members of Local 374G include Kellogg Frosted Flakes, Special...03 Aug BCTGM Members at Kellogg Ready to Eat Cereal Plants Ratify Master Contract
Kensington, MD – More than BCTGM 1,300 members at four Kellogg cereal plants voted to ratify a new five-year Master Contract to replace the one set to expire on October 3, 2015. The locations of the plants included under the new Agreement are Lancaster, Pa. (374G), Battle Creek, Mich. (Local 3G), Omaha, Neb. (50G), and Memphis, Tenn. (252G). The five-year deal includes a five-year moratorium on plant closings, solid wage and pension increases and maintenance...14 May NLRB Reaffirms Kellogg Lockout was Illegal; Orders Workers to be Made Whole
The five-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C. has reaffirmed that the Kellogg Company illegally locked out more than 220 members of BCTGM Local 252G at the company’s Memphis, Tenn. cereal plant from October 22, 2013 to August 11, 2014. The May 7th NLRB decision directed the company to make all employees whole for any loss of earnings and benefits they suffered as a result of the unlawful lockout. The...31 Jul Federal Judge Orders Kellogg to End Memphis Lockout; Immediately Return Workers to Jobs
A federal judge yesterday granted an injunction ordering the Kellogg Company to end its lockout of 226 BCTGM Local 252G members—at its Memphis cereal plant and reinstate them to their jobs within five days. Judge Samuel H. Mays, of the Western District of Tennessee, also ordered Kellogg to bargain with the union in good faith; offer reinstatement to every worker to their former or equivalent positions; re-establish the same terms and conditions of employment prior to...25 Apr BCTGM, AFL-CIO Submit Proposal to Kellogg Shareholders
BCTGM International President David Durkee and International Secretary Treasurer Steve Bertelli, together with locked out Local 252G Kellogg workers and AFL-CIO representatives, attended the Kellogg Company shareholder meeting today in Battle Creek, Mich. The AFL-CIO presented Proposal 5 to the shareholders. The proposal, put forward by Brandon Rees of the AFL-CIO Office of Investment, would require the Kellogg Company to submit a “human rights risk assessment”. President Durkee delivered a statement to the shareholders in...25 Apr BCTGM Descends on Kellogg Company Shareholders Meeting
BCTGM members from five states and Canada descended upon the Kellogg Company annual shareholders meeting Battle Creek, Mich. to protest the company’s illegal lockout of more than 220 Local 252G Memphis, Tenn. cereal workers. Hundreds of union members, labor leaders, and community activists joined the BCTGM outside the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium for a rally. Locked out 252G members, who traveled to Battle Creek to take place in the shareholders meeting and planned events, were introduced...24 Apr Locked Out Workers Submit $15 Million Grant Application to W.K. Kellogg Foundation
I remained hopeful that this situation would resolve soon for many days, but as these days turned to weeks, and these weeks to months, I am starting to wonder why nobody is listening to my plea. It hurts to be ignored. —Kara Butterfield, 15, daughter of Jeff Butterfield, Local 252G locked out Kellogg worker This morning outside the W.K. Kellogg Foundation headquarters in Battle Creek, Mich., BCTGM Local 252G members illegally locked out by Kellogg...21 Apr Kellogg Locked Out Workers to Cut Costs, Paid CEO $8 Million
According to the 2014 AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch, released April 15, it’s 331 times better to be a CEO than an average worker. All you need to do is ask BCTGM Local 252G President Kevin Bradshaw, who along with more than 220 other union workers, has been locked out of the Kellogg cereal plant in Memphis, Tenn. since last October. And while the locked union members have not received a paycheck since the illegal lockout began on...27 Mar U.S. Government Charges Kellogg With Serious Violations of Federal Law
Kensington, MD, March 27, 2014 – Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) issued the following statement in response to the March 27 complaint issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against the Kellogg Company: Earlier today, the U.S. government charged the Kellogg Company with multiple and serious violations of federal law stemming from its October 22, 2013 lockout of more than 220 workers at the company’s Memphis cereal production facility. In filing a Complaint...18 Mar (VIDEO) Kellogg Greed: The Destruction of Middle Class Jobs around the World
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A series of videos were launched today to tell the story of the actions Kellogg is taking against its workers around the globe. While the CEO of The Kellogg Company, John Bryant, gets a pay raise of $8 million and investors get rich with increasing dividend payments and share buybacks, thousands of Kellogg employees and the communities they live in are left devastated and angry. And while the $14 billion global snack food giant prides...