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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A summer of labor unrest at U.S. food manufacturers has stretched into fall, as pandemic-weary workers continue to strike for better pay.

Around 1,400 Kellogg's walked off the job this week, in the latest food worker strike.

(Bloomberg) -- Kellogg Co. is preparing to restart production at four U.S. cereal plants where output has come to a halt as workers strike for better pay and benefits. The facilities are in “various stages of preparing for startup,” Kellogg spokesperson Kris Bahner said in an emailed statement.

Overall, about 1,400 workers are on strike.

A summer of labor unrest at US food manufacturers has stretched into fall, as COVID-19 pandemic-weary workers continue to strike for better pay. About 1,400 workers at Kellogg Co’s US cereal plants walked off the job this week, saying negotiations with the company regarding pay and benefits are at an impasse. Meanwhile, in Kentucky, a strike by 420 workers against Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc is in its fourth week. The actions come on top of strikes earlier this summer by 600 workers at a Frit...

After decades of watching companies chip away at pay and benefits, food workers sense that they have a rare upper hand.

After decades of watching companies chip away at pay and benefits, food workers sense that they have a rare upper hand.

It wasn't immediately clear how much the supply of Frosted Flakes or any of the company's other iconic brands would be disrupted.

One proposal would require Facebook and other tech platforms to disclose details to regulators and researchers about their services, algorithms and content moderation practices.

Work has halted at all of the Kellogg Company's U.S. cereal plants as roughly 1,400 workers went on strike.