Kellogg workers demonstrate in front of one of the company’s grain mills in Battle Creek, Mich., on October 7
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Kellogg workers demonstrate in front of one of the company’s grain mills in Battle Creek, Mich., on October 7
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Kellogg Company and its union of about 1,400 grain mill workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, ending a nearly two-month strike.
The food giant and the International Workers’ Union of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Mills announced the deal on Thursday, with workers set to vote on the proposal on Sunday. Japan.
The company is “delighted” to reach an agreement and thanks the Federal Mediation and Mediation Service for its help in the negotiations, Kellogg spokesman Kris Bahner said in a statement.
Workers Kellogg Leave work on October 5 at four plants in Battle Creek, Mich; Lancaster, Penn.; Memphis, Tenn. And Omaha, Neb. The company and union were unable to agree on the terms of a new contract after the previous one expired, and the union alleges that Kellogg threatened to send the job to Mexico, but officials of the company refuse that.
Kellogg has a Two-tier salary system, which some companies claim saves them money. NS Tentative agreement 5 years This week’s announcements will include a 3% pay increase for longtime successors, as well as a pay increase for newer, “transitional” workers and new hires based on years of service.
It will also provide newer workers with a definite path to becoming a more senior successor. Existing “transitional” workers with at least 4 years at the company will automatically become successors and each subsequent year of the contract will see a 3% increase in factory staff up.
There won’t be any changes to employees’ current health plans, but the agreement will add new dental and vision benefits.
The Kellogg strike was one of many labor actions that erupted in the US this year. Workers everywhere from John Deere to Frito layman come McDonald’s retired in recent months.
