WK Kellogg's Memphis Accused of Unfair Bargaining and Attempting to Undermine Seniority Rights

Memphis, Tennessee - Workers at WK Kellogg's Memphis Plant are raising serious concerns over what they describe as a deliberate attempt by the Company to bypass longstanding contractual protections and undermine the seniority rights that generations of employees have fought to secure.

During ongoing effects bargaining over the Company's announced workforce reductions, union representatives say WK Kellogg has refused to engage in meaningful, good-faith negotiations. Instead of working collaboratively to minimize the impact on employees, the Company has advanced proposals that disregard clear language in the collective bargaining agreement and threaten to ignore plant seniority in determining job placements.

Seniority is not a suggestion - it is a negotiated contractual right," said representatives of BCTGM Local 252G. "When a company chooses to ignore seniority because it is more convenient or profitable, it is attacking the foundation of collective bargaining.

The Union argues that WK Kellogg's approach reflects a broader pattern of corporate greed, placing profits ahead of workers who have spent years - and in many cases decades - building the company's success.

No company has ever become successful without the dedication of its workforce. Yet WK Kellogg appears willing to cast aside the very employees who built this plant simply to maximize its bottom line. That is not responsible corporate leadership - it is corporate greed.

Union officials say they have repeatedly presented proposals designed to preserve jobs, honor contractual seniority, reduce the impact of layoffs, and ensure qualified bargaining unit employees are given opportunities before outside contractors or less senior employees. According to the Union, those efforts have been met with resistance rather than cooperation.

The Company is also being criticized for attempting to move forward with workforce changes before reaching meaningful agreements on the effects of those decisions, raising concerns about whether it is fulfilling its legal obligation to bargain in good faith.