The 11-week strike at Kellogg’s has come to an end after workers approved a contract with the company.
Unionized workers had been on strike since Oct. 5 in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, The Washington Post reported.
The union agreed to accept a collective bargaining agreement that had been announced last week.
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union president Anthony Shelton said the contract makes gains for the 1,400 union workers and has no concessions.
The five-year agreement has wage increases and cost-of-living adjustments the first year, in addition to the expansion of health care and retirement, the Post reported.
A union leader said if an agreement was reached, workers could be back on the job two days after Christmas, Reuters reported.
LeftNutLouie on December 21st, 2021 at 18:01 UTC »
Didn't Kellogg's fire all their unionized workers two weeks ago? Does this mean they're all re-hired?
eorld on December 21st, 2021 at 16:52 UTC »
Here's the full statement from the union with highlights from the deal.
getting rid of the permanent two tier system will do a lot for the long term health of the union
AsherGray on December 21st, 2021 at 16:29 UTC »
This highlights the significance of unions; even when the company spent a ton of money trying to replace and intimidate their workers, they still lost.
No concessions and the union prevailed. Union strong!