John,
In the name of solidarity, my email to you today is a *little* different than usual.
Instead of asking for your campaign support, I’m humbly asking you to join me in supporting two unions on strike right now in PA: Kellogg’s workers in Lancaster, PA and Erie-Strayer ironworkers in Erie, PA. Here’s the deal:
In Lancaster, BCTGM Local 374G workers have been on the picket line since October. In fact, more than 1,400 Kellogg’s workers across the country are on strike for a fair contract.
Look, Tony the Tiger and Kellogg’s cereals are among the most recognizable figures in American consumerism. But you know what? They’re grrrrreedy.
Not only did Kellogg’s posted massive earnings + authorized 1.5 billion in stock buybacks to line their shareholders’ pockets in the past two year. Now, they’re trying to hire permanent replacements instead of delivering striking workers a fair contract.
These corporate executives want to cry poor while the next generation of union workers break their backs feeding America? That’s just bullsh*t.
Meanwhile, over in Erie, they legit offered Erie-Strayer Ironworkers Regional Shop Local 851 membership a shitty nickel raise in the third year of a five year contract.
This kind of greed harms workers, families, and communities like Erie. These workers have been walking the picket line for months demanding a better contract + fair wages.
Erie-Strayer needs to take care of the workers who get the job done every day. It's literally that simple.
Bottom line, the Union Way of Life is sacred to me, and protecting workers' rights and organized labor is one of my highest priorities.
I will always stand in solidarity with workers. And today, I hope you will, too.
In solidarity,
John
John Fetterman
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
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