than 10,000 union workers took to the picket lines located across the midwest. it's had an incredible year. in fact, it is expected to report record profits of almost $6 billion and the workers who kept the company running during the pandemic want a bigger piece of that pie. they overwhelmingly voted to reject one contract offer from the company, and they're holding out for a better deal. it's important to note, they are not alone. last week, 1,400 workers at kellogg's cereal plants in michigan, pennsylvania, nebraska and tennessee went on strike. 1,100 coal miners in alabama have been on strike since april. over 2,000 nurses are on strike in buffalo. in massachusetts, a strike by some 700 nurses have been going on for seven months now. in california and oregon, more than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers have voted to authorize a strike at kaiser permanente. that's one of the nation's