潜水简介：
- Workers at Kellogg’s Zanesville, Ohio, factory, which produces MorningStar Farms plant-based products, are seeking to unionize, according to apetition to the National Labor Relations Boardfiled by The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco, and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM).
- Employees at the plant are “overworked” and are fighting mandatory overtime and high costs for insurance, BCTGM representative Lisa Gregory告诉彭博社. Gregory said there are nearly 300 workers at the plant, and that BCTGM has “over half the plant signed up” to vote for the union. BCTGM will hold a hearing on Aug. 9 to decide whether an election should be held by mail or in person.
- 玉米片和鸡蛋华夫饼的制造商继续面对劳动问题split into three companies, which would include a dedicated company for plant-based foods.
潜水见解：
The union push from some Kellogg employees is happening against a backdrop of transformation at the food giant.
6月，凯洛格宣布将分为三个业务。一家新的基于工厂的公司暂定为工厂公司，将由晨星农场品牌锚定。凯洛格说，它的净销售额约为3.4亿美元a recent press release，该公司将专注于将其覆盖范围扩展到美国和国际上的替代肉类空间。该公司还将拆除其北美谷物的业务，同时将其零食，国际谷物，面条和北美冷冻早餐品牌放在另一家业务中。
In a statementwhen the split was first announced, Kellogg CEO Steve Cahillane said each business has “significant standalone potential, and an enhanced focus will enable them to better direct their resources toward their distinct strategic priorities.”
In a June interview, Cahillane告诉食物潜水the company may also sell the plant-based unit, calling it a “prized asset.” Labor issues could potentially complicate any of these efforts.
In an email statement, Kellogg spokesperson Kris Bahner said the company “respects employees’ right to choose on this important issue that impacts their livelihoods. That said, we believe the best way for employees to continue shaping their future is to talk directly with leadership about what matters to them — like they do today.”
BCTGM already represents Kellogg workers at four of its factories that produce ready-to-eat cereal. Last year, the union helped协调11周的罢工at plants in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The strike ended last December when unionized workers同意新合同that provided a path to full benefits for lower-tier workers and pension raises. The strikes, as well as fires at some of its cereal factories last year, caused同比下降10％在2022年第一季度的凯洛格谷物的净销售额中。
