KELLOGG WORKERS APPROVE LABOUR CONTRACT, ENDING A NEARLY 3-MONTH STRIKE

Tue 21 December 2021:

The Kellogg’s strike is officially over. The union representing striking workers has ratified a deal to end an 11-week work stoppage at four Kellogg Co. breakfast cereal plants.

After a tentative agreement was announced last week, a new five-year contract for the 1,400 affected workers was approved. Kellogg had threatened to replace striking workers at plants in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, prompting the Biden administration’s criticism.

“Our striking members at Kellogg’s ready-to-eat cereal production facilities courageously stood their ground and sacrificed so much in order to achieve a fair contract,” Anthony Shelton, president of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, said in a statement Tuesday. “This agreement makes gains and does not include any concessions.”

The company said in a statement that the ratified deal “furthers our employees’ leading wages and benefits, with immediate, across the board wage increases and enhanced benefits for all.”

“We are pleased that we have reached an agreement that brings our cereal employees back to work,” CEO Steve Cahillane said. “We look forward to their return and continuing to produce our beloved cereal brands for our customers and consumers.”

The labour strike saw Senator Bernie Sanders rally with the striking workers in Michigan, while it also triggered calls for a boycott of Kellogg’s products by consumers on social media platforms Twitter and Reddit.

“Well deserved, Kellogg’s workers! Also happy I can buy Cheez-its again,” a Twitter user said on Tuesday, while another tweeted, “Froot Loops party!”

Shares of the Eggo waffles maker declined 3 percent in late-morning trade.

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