My dad said he saw these layoffs coming. It's a hellhole in there. The company's been shifting its production to the Omaha and Memphis plants and using more automation to put people out of work. A lot of them have expensive homes, kids in college or private schools, and they are going to lose it all. Some of them were hired back after 1996, but they aren't going to be so lucky this time.
People are in shock right now.
They don't know what to say. But they are angry at Kellogg's. Battle Creek Mayor Ted Dearing said the latest layoffs would be more devastating than last December's because many of the workers would not be able to find other jobs that pay similar wages and benefits. The sheer number of the layoffs would severely impact the community, he said. The layoffs will affect the company's older South Plant.