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

[Omaha Steve]

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

[wolfie001]

1. Most are tRUMP voters so......

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

[Omaha Steve]

2. They are UNION grain millers that backed Harris

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]

6. Thank you for posting this

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

[blueknight73]

18. Believe me,

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]

19. That was my thought too

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

[ForgoTheConsequence]

3. You're talking nonsense.

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

[wolfie001]

10. Whoops. Should've dug a bit deeper

[wolfie001]

11. Just an aside, many of my Union co-workers loved tRUMP

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]

15. Republicants LOVE the union pay scale that Democrats fight for and have for

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]

20. And the evidence has been in their faces since the Ronnie Raygun administration

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.

[wolfie001]

22. Right on! Nothing I hate more than a hypocrite nt

[ForgoTheConsequence]

21. State is red, district is purple/blue.

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

[wolfie001]

23. Hopefully, the Dems will make more inroads

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]

4. I Am Forever Pro-Union, So I Hope These Employees Voted....

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]

5. Who buys Kellogs anymore?

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.

[twodogsbarking]

7. Price, price, price. Only Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents a box.

[Bluestocking]

26. I don't buy Kellogg due to the ingredients

I buy Cascadian Farms, Kashi and 365 brands. Often no sugar but when it is it is cane sugar, not high fructose corn syrup. Also usually organic. I don’t actually pay that much more. Since I eat cereal everyday I try to keep my glyphosate consumption down.

[sakabatou]

8. Ah, yes, making breakfast even MORE expensive

[mdbl]

24. And the boxes much thinner

[sakabatou]

25. Shrinkflation

[Ziggysmom]

9. Breakfast cereal is shit. Carbohydrates that digest into sugar, plus added sugar and

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]

12. First Tyson, now Kelloggs.

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

[flvegan]

13. People are eating less cereal.

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

[Wonder Why]

14. Those poor Kellogg kids will be starving in the streets without the millions in price hikes.

[Bengus81]

16. That jack ass Rep Mike Flood will blame it on Obama and Biden. Standard

US Representative play book BS to protect their Fuhrer

[BidenRocks]

17. K E Double L, O Double G

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

[Bluestocking]

27. Shifting production to

Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ontario. Moving away from deep red States

[ForgoTheConsequence]

28. They announced they were closing the plant 2 years ago.