7. Kellogg frustrated and disappointed over Memphis lockout
‘The Kellogg Company has locked out workers at its Memphis plant over union rows regarding casual labor contracts; a decision it says has left the company in a ‘frustrating and disappointing’ position’
Why so big?
Managing and working with workers unions can be delicate work – particularly if you don’t want business run into the ground by strikes.
When Kellogg took a somewhat ‘radical’, last-resort decision to lock out its workers, the company’s thoughts on why they did it were obviously a great interest to industry.
