Mikesell’s workers walk off job today, union rep says

Freshly seasoned potato chips tumble into the bagging machine at Mikesell’s. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

Freshly seasoned potato chips tumble into the bagging machine at Mikesell’s. TY GREENLEES / STAFF
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By Bonnie Meibers
March 2, 2020
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A group of 14 Mikesell’s workers walked off the job today and plan to continue to strike Tuesday morning.

Alan Weeks, a representative with the Teamsters Local Union 957, said one warehouse employee and several route sales drivers and over the road truck drivers are on strike.

The workers will start picketing on Leo Street at 8 a.m., Weeks said.

MORE: Mikesell’s celebrating 100 years of potato chips

Weeks said many workers haven’t gotten a raise since 2012 and the company has only offered 15 cent per hour raises in recent negotiations.

A Mikesell’s representative could not be reached for comment.

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Bonnie Meibers is a general assignment reporter covering Greene County for the Dayton Daily News. She has been with the newspaper since July 2019.