Independent candidate seeks to unseat Sen. Deb Fischer

SIDNEY -- Dan Osborn of Omaha is seeking the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Sen. Deb. Fischer.
Osborn stumped through downtown Sidney Friday during Cruisin' Night, and took time for a visit with News Channel Nebraska. He was asked what drew him into politics, specifically seeking a U.S. Senate seat.
"I suppose the origin story of me getting into politics would be I was president of BCTGM Local 50G in Omaha at the union for Kellogs, and I ran the strike three years ago. A little bit of backstory about the strike: during COVID, we were working 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Throughout that whole year, at one point 50 percent of our workforce was force-quarantined and/or sick," Osborn said.
He said Kellogs made record profits, from $19 billion to $21 billion, while the CEO gave himself a raise and the board "enriched themselves." He said the Union's contract also expired that year.
"I kind of figured this was going to be a no-brainer in the fact that we'd get a decent contract. Well, that first day of negotiations Kellog sat across the table from us and they said we're going to go after your health insurance, we're going to go after your cost-of-living wage adjustment which is designed to keep us even with inflation. It's our only source of wage increases," he said.
He said the Union and Kellog couldn't come to an agreement and four plants were shut down. He said the strike preserved 500 jobs in Nebraska, and 1,500 across the country. He said when he was on the picket line, he didn't see race, gender or political party. He saw people who wanted to go to work.
"But that's why I'm running for U.S. Senate. I want to continue to be a working voice for people in the state and around the country. There's nobody like me in the U.S. Senate. It's a millionaire's club and a billionaire's club," he said.
On his travels across Nebraska, border security is one of the biggest concerns, he said.
Following his stop in Sidney, he stopped in McCook.