Kellogg restarts talks with workers as strike enters seventh week
ABC News
Some 1,400 cereal plant workers have been on strike since Oct. 5.
Negotiations are resuming on Monday between Kellogg Co. and the union representing some 1,400 cereal plant workers who have been on strike for more than six weeks.
The workers, who have been striking since Oct. 5, are being represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM). Talks between union leaders and Kellogg's fizzled early in November after the two sides failed to reach an agreement and further negotiations were put on hold for weeks before Monday's meeting.
The ongoing strike involves Kellogg's plants across four states and comes amid a spate of work stoppages hitting the private sector in the U.S. Unique labor market conditions in the wake of the COVID-19 shock to the economy, including record-high levels of workers quitting their jobs, have been linked to new employee activism in recent weeks.
"We look forward to getting back to the table and are committed to negotiating in good faith," Kellogg's said in an update Friday. "We remain hopeful that we can reach an agreement soon so our employees can get back to work and back to their lives."
