Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Omaha Steve

(110,152 posts)
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:40 AM Yesterday

Kellogg's to lay off 451 Omaha employees as it prepares to permanently close plant

Source: Omaha World Herald

Grace Lewis May 29, 2026 Updated 26 mins ago

About 450 workers are set to lose their jobs by mid-August as Kellogg's formally notified the state of the timeline for its Omaha plant's permanent closure.

WK Kellogg Co, based in Battle Creek, Michigan, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Nebraska Department of Labor on May 22, confirming a phased layoff that will eliminate 451 positions at the Omaha plant at 9601 F St.

The filing puts firm dates on the plant's permanent closure first announced in August 2024.

Initial layoffs are expected to begin in July, affecting about 100 workers, the company said. A second wave of about 350 employees will lose their jobs on or after the period from Aug. 4 to 18, after which the plant will permanently cease operations.



The Kellogg's plant at 9601 F St. in Omaha will close by the end of 2026
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD

Read more: http://archive.today/WNwpr

23 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Kellogg's to lay off 451 Omaha employees as it prepares to permanently close plant (Original Post) Omaha Steve Yesterday OP
Most are tRUMP voters so...... wolfie001 Yesterday #1
They are UNION grain millers that backed Harris Omaha Steve Yesterday #2
Thank you for posting this RazorbackExpat 23 hrs ago #6
Believe me, blueknight73 16 hrs ago #18
That was my thought too mdbl 16 hrs ago #19
You're talking nonsense. ForgoTheConsequence Yesterday #3
Whoops. Should've dug a bit deeper wolfie001 20 hrs ago #10
Just an aside, many of my Union co-workers loved tRUMP wolfie001 20 hrs ago #11
Republicants LOVE the union pay scale that Democrats fight for and have for Bengus81 17 hrs ago #15
And the evidence has been in their faces since the Ronnie Raygun administration mdbl 16 hrs ago #20
Right on! Nothing I hate more than a hypocrite nt wolfie001 14 hrs ago #22
State is red, district is purple/blue. ForgoTheConsequence 15 hrs ago #21
Hopefully, the Dems will make more inroads wolfie001 14 hrs ago #23
I Am Forever Pro-Union, So I Hope These Employees Voted.... ColoringFool Yesterday #4
Who buys Kellogs anymore? Puppyjive Yesterday #5
Price, price, price. Only Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents a box. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #7
Ah, yes, making breakfast even MORE expensive sakabatou 21 hrs ago #8
Breakfast cereal is shit. Carbohydrates that digest into sugar, plus added sugar and Ziggysmom 21 hrs ago #9
First Tyson, now Kelloggs. Gaytano70 20 hrs ago #12
People are eating less cereal. flvegan 20 hrs ago #13
Those poor Kellogg kids will be starving in the streets without the millions in price hikes. Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #14
That jack ass Rep Mike Flood will blame it on Obama and Biden. Standard Bengus81 17 hrs ago #16
K E Double L, O Double G BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #17

wolfie001

(8,053 posts)
1. Most are tRUMP voters so......
Sat May 30, 2026, 08:24 AM
Yesterday

.....too bad, so sad. Probably opened a plant in Mexico years earlier.

Omaha Steve

(110,152 posts)
2. They are UNION grain millers that backed Harris
Sat May 30, 2026, 08:34 AM
Yesterday

The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) endorsed Kamala Harris for President in the 2024 election. The union's leadership—including International President Anthony Shelton—was highly supportive of the Democratic ticket, citing the administration's pro-labor policies, support for collective bargaining, and historic pension protections.

RazorbackExpat

(974 posts)
6. Thank you for posting this
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:55 AM
23 hrs ago

We need to understand that most states are purple, and that there are people who support Democrats in every state

blueknight73

(346 posts)
18. Believe me,
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:43 PM
16 hrs ago

Just because the local backed Biden doesn't mean the members did. I bet 60% of my local voted Trump, yet our Union backed Biden/Harris

mdbl

(8,810 posts)
19. That was my thought too
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:47 PM
16 hrs ago

I am in a union where the majority of my local voted for Dump.

ForgoTheConsequence

(5,226 posts)
3. You're talking nonsense.
Sat May 30, 2026, 09:44 AM
Yesterday

For someone who is "pro union" what do you gain from shitting on other union members and making things up?

wolfie001

(8,053 posts)
11. Just an aside, many of my Union co-workers loved tRUMP
Sat May 30, 2026, 02:05 PM
20 hrs ago

And shit on Unions regularly. So, I'm sure many of those Union brothers and sisters are anti-Union and DID NOT vote for Kamala. But, they enjoyed their pay and benefits. Paradoxically. We are talking Red State. It's like they have a brain disorder.

Bengus81

(10,415 posts)
15. Republicants LOVE the union pay scale that Democrats fight for and have for
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:07 PM
17 hrs ago

decades and then turn around and vote for Republicans who would throw any and ALL unions in the dumpster first chance they get. A few more years like the last two and unions will be made ILLEGAL.

Got loads of them in aviation in Wichita

mdbl

(8,810 posts)
20. And the evidence has been in their faces since the Ronnie Raygun administration
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:49 PM
16 hrs ago

Stupid is as stupid does. Labor laws have been watered down by every repuglican administration since. We tried to hold up the labor laws but their lack of support has been their undoing - on the local and state level as well. So don't blame me for thinking they were Dump voters. I have empathy for those that weren't.

ForgoTheConsequence

(5,226 posts)
21. State is red, district is purple/blue.
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:54 PM
15 hrs ago

Omaha has a democratic mayor, democratic city council, and went for Harris in 2024 and Biden in 2020.

wolfie001

(8,053 posts)
23. Hopefully, the Dems will make more inroads
Sat May 30, 2026, 08:12 PM
14 hrs ago

That's all I have to add. I think I'm done talking about Nebraska. And Kansas. And Missouri. And Oklahoma. And Texas. The list is so long....

ColoringFool

(1,181 posts)
4. I Am Forever Pro-Union, So I Hope These Employees Voted....
Sat May 30, 2026, 09:50 AM
Yesterday

Blue.

'Cause some union members, like cops, do not.

And I worked with plenty of Republican members of the NEA (teachers).

But yeah, this Kelloggs closure ain't good.

Puppyjive

(1,010 posts)
5. Who buys Kellogs anymore?
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:18 AM
Yesterday

I'm a cereal eater, but I don't buy Kellogs due to the price. They may have priced themselves out of business. The cure for high prices is high prices.

Ziggysmom

(4,165 posts)
9. Breakfast cereal is shit. Carbohydrates that digest into sugar, plus added sugar and
Sat May 30, 2026, 01:45 PM
21 hrs ago

artificial colors. I recall as a child being mad that my father would not buy any sugared cereal and called my dear Fruit Loops expensive crap. Thank you, dad

Gaytano70

(1,281 posts)
12. First Tyson, now Kelloggs.
Sat May 30, 2026, 02:22 PM
20 hrs ago

Thank the Pillionaire. Get him, Lynne Walz!
And get P.ricketts too, Dan Osborn!

flvegan

(66,577 posts)
13. People are eating less cereal.
Sat May 30, 2026, 02:22 PM
20 hrs ago

Too expensive and/or not enough nutrition, generally speaking.

Wonder Why

(7,268 posts)
14. Those poor Kellogg kids will be starving in the streets without the millions in price hikes.
Sat May 30, 2026, 04:21 PM
18 hrs ago

Bengus81

(10,415 posts)
16. That jack ass Rep Mike Flood will blame it on Obama and Biden. Standard
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:13 PM
17 hrs ago

US Representative play book BS to protect their Fuhrer

BidenRocks

(3,552 posts)
17. K E Double L, O Double G
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:24 PM
17 hrs ago

Kellogg, laid you off! (sing along!)

Less fertilizer = less cereal to process.
Are they counting on a key shift in their demographics?

The linked article neglects to give a reason.
Why it's closing is important

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Kellogg's to lay off 451 ...