#Marty Walsh

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Marty Walsh

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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined striking Kellogg’s employees in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday afternoon as they fight for a new five-year agreement with the cereal maker. Roughly 1,400 workers represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union (BCTGM) started a work stoppage more than three weeks ago.

“The holidays are coming. Let’s get these workers a fair contract,” Walsh said while surrounded by union supporters and news crews.

Walsh’s visit came a week after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Iowa, where he previously served as governor, to join striking John Deere workers on their picket line outside the manufacturer’s Ankeny plant. More than 10,000 Deere employees are now on strike after rejecting a tentative deal between the company and their union, the United Auto Workers (UAW).

“You don’t forget the folks who got you where you are,” Vilsack said, offering to meet with John Deere’s CEO to discuss the dispute.