After nearly three months on strike, union workers have accepted a proposal from the Kellogg Company that provides a significant increase in hourly wages for new employees and other benefits, the KETV news station of Omaha, NE reports.
A five-year contract was agreed upon between Kellogg and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, the article says. Terms of the deal include raises for all union workers – including new employees going from $19.92 to $24.11 an hour – and more newer employees being moved to full-time each year.
It also includes a plant closing moratorium (no closures through October of 2026), an increase in the pension multiplier and the removal of the term “legacy employee.”
“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,” Anthony Shelter, President of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, said in a statement.
“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,” Kellogg spokesperson Kris Bahner said in a statement.
Read more at KETV.