The union said Tuesday that approximately 1,400 workers from four states have agreed to a new contract with the company.
There are signs in Battle Creek, Michigan where Senator Bernie Sanders spoke to striking workers. The photo was taken by SETH HERALD.
The images are from the same source.
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) announced that employees voted to accept the five-year deal.
The company and the striking workers have been in a stalemate for 11 weeks.
Wage increases and expanded benefits are included in the new contract.
The workers were protesting a wage system that gave newer hires less benefits and lower pay. BCTGM said that the new contract provides a path to full-time employment for transitional employees. The strike began on October 5 and has made headlines since, with President Joe Biden saying he was "deeply troubled" by reports the company planned to replace striking workers earlier this month. The company reached a tentative agreement with the picket line members last week.
What to watch for.
The workers are expected to return to work on December 27.
The results of the latest contract vote are pending.
The workers at Kellogg's agreed to a new contract after nearly three months on strike.
The tentative agreement with striking workers has been reached.
There is a chance that the strikers will be replaced by Kellogg's. That doesn't mean it will work. The Huffington Post.
Biden criticized the plan to replace striking unionized workers.
