Workers at the Cargill corn milling plant in Cedar Rapids are entering their second week on strike and held a rally Thursday to drum up community support and put additional pressure on the company to present an acceptable offer.

Negotiations are set to begin Wednesday with a federal mediator regarding the ongoing strike by Teamsters Local 238 against the Cargill corn milling plant

Workers at Cargill’s corn milling plant in Cedar Rapids have been on strike for a week after the local Teamsters union voted to decline the company's last offer.

Workers at Cargill's Cedar Rapids factory are on strike after the local Teamsters union voted to decline the company's latest offer. The strike began Tuesday night at 1710 16th St. SE near the Cedar River shortly after the collective bargaining agreement between 100 Cedar Rapids employees and the corn milling giant expired.

About 100 workers at the Cargill plant in Cedar Rapids are on strike. The Teamsters contract for workers at the corn milling plant in Cedar Rapids expired at midnight Monday. The union sought a $3 an hour pay increase over the next three years and rejected the company’s lower offer.

"Our workers are simply asking for what they deserve: fair pay for the work they do," said Scott Punteney, Teamsters Local 238's business agent. Cargill responded to the strike sa