| 2021 Kellogg's strike | |||
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| Part of Striketober | |||
 Workers picketing on October 31, 2021, in Battle Creek, Michigan | |||
| Date | October 5 – December 21, 2021 | ||
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| Caused by | Disagreements over terms of a new labor contract | ||
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The 2021 Kellogg's strike was a labor strike started on October 5, 2021, and ended December 21, 2021, involving about 1,400 workers for food manufacturer Kellogg's, unionized as members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union (BCTGM). The strike was caused due to disagreements between the union and company concerning the terms of a new labor contract, with particular points of contention concerning the current two-tier wage system (with legacy workers making $35/hr and new hires $22/hr), health care, holidays, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustments, and vacation time.[1] The strike affected all of Kellogg's cereal-producing plants in the United States, consisting of plants in Battle Creek, Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee. It is one of several strikes conducted by the BCTGM in 2021, including strike action against Frito-Lay and Nabisco.[2][3]
The strike is the first to affect Kellogg's Battle Creek plant since 1972, and the first at the Lancaster plant since 1985.[4][5] The strike ended after union workers voted to approve a new five-year labor contract.[6]
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- ^ Buckley, Nick (October 5, 2021). "Kellogg Co. union workers strike in Battle Creek after contract expires". Battle Creek Enquirer. Gannett. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Bunch, Will (October 7, 2021). "A 'strike wave' is coming to save America's working class the old-fashioned way". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Blystone, TJ (December 21, 2021). "Kellogg strike ends after 11-weeks, union workers accept new labor deal". WWMT. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.