BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The 77-day union strike against Kellogg’s is over. Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union ratified a second tentative contract that had been worked out between the company and the union.
The union represents nearly 1,400 workers in four cities including Battle Creek. They have been on strike against Kellogg’s since October 5.
The company said in a statement that all of the union employees will be welcomed back to work.
The statement went to say the new, five-year contract “furthers our employees’ leading wages and benefits, with immediate, across the board wage increases and enhanced benefits for all. It also provides an accelerated, defined path to legacy wages and benefits for transitional employees, among other items.”
Chair and CEO Steve Cahillane said, “We are pleased that we have reached an agreement that brings our cereal employees back to work. We look forward to their return and continuing to produce our beloved cereal brands for our customers and consumers.”
In a statement on the union’s web site, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton said, “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. This agreement makes gains and does not include any concessions.”
According to the union, the new collective bargaining agreement includes no take aways or concessions, no permanent two-tier system, a clear path to regular full-time employment, a plant closing moratorium that will be in effect through October 2026, a significant increase in the pension multiplier and maintenance of cost of living raises.
