After nearly two months on the picket line, the Kellogg company and union negotiating team have reached a tentative agreement.The potential deal calls for a five-year labor contract covering 1,400 workers at cereal plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and here in Omaha. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union members will Union vote this Sunday on the deal. Two members from each plant will fly with the locked box of votes to Maryland, where all votes will be counted. If approved, they could return to work as soon as next week. “I want to wait and really get a lot of clarification from our leadership that negotiated this contract and let them have their say and how they came to the decisions,” said Dan Miller. Miller was on the picket line in Omaha Thursday morning.The tentative deal comes during the fourth time the negotiating team met with Kellogg management.”We’re feeling optimistic. I’ve read the highlights of the contract. There’s some gains in there we previously didn’t have,” said BCTGM local 50 President, Dan Osborn.Highlights of the tentative agreement include: Wage increases for all including 3% upon ratification for legacy employeesAccelerated, defined path for transitional employees to legacy wages and benefitsIncreased pension multiplier for Legacy employees Enhanced benefits package for all employees You can see the full highlights here. The sticking point for striking workers was the company’s plan to cap the number of transitional workers and not promote them with higher pay.”They’re going to do a total head count two weeks before Oct. 5th every year and then three percent of the total head count will move up every year,” said Osborn.Kellogg’s released the following statement: We are pleased to announce that Kellogg Company and the union have reached a tentative agreement for a new five-year labor contract covering 1,400 employees at our U.S. cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Lancaster, Penn., Memphis, Tenn. and Omaha, Neb.The union has stated that employees will be voting the tentative agreement on Sunday, Dec. 5, and we expect to know the results early in the week.Among other things, the tentative agreement includes an accelerated, defined path to legacy wages and benefits for transitional employees, and wage increases and enhanced benefits for all.Osborn said if the contract is not ratified they are prepared to continue the strike.
After nearly two months on the picket line, the Kellogg company and union negotiating team have reached a tentative agreement.
The potential deal calls for a five-year labor contract covering 1,400 workers at cereal plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and here in Omaha.
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union members will Union vote this Sunday on the deal. Two members from each plant will fly with the locked box of votes to Maryland, where all votes will be counted. If approved, they could return to work as soon as next week.
“I want to wait and really get a lot of clarification from our leadership that negotiated this contract and let them have their say and how they came to the decisions,” said Dan Miller. Miller was on the picket line in Omaha Thursday morning.
The tentative deal comes during the fourth time the negotiating team met with Kellogg management.
“We’re feeling optimistic. I’ve read the highlights of the contract. There’s some gains in there we previously didn’t have,” said BCTGM local 50 President, Dan Osborn.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
- Wage increases for all including 3% upon ratification for legacy employees
- Accelerated, defined path for transitional employees to legacy wages and benefits
- Increased pension multiplier for Legacy employees
- Enhanced benefits package for all employees
You can see the full highlights here.
The sticking point for striking workers was the company’s plan to cap the number of transitional workers and not promote them with higher pay.
“They’re going to do a total head count two weeks before Oct. 5th every year and then three percent of the total head count will move up every year,” said Osborn.
Kellogg’s released the following statement:
We are pleased to announce that Kellogg Company and the union have reached a tentative agreement for a new five-year labor contract covering 1,400 employees at our U.S. cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Lancaster, Penn., Memphis, Tenn. and Omaha, Neb.
The union has stated that employees will be voting the tentative agreement on Sunday, Dec. 5, and we expect to know the results early in the week.
Among other things, the tentative agreement includes an accelerated, defined path to legacy wages and benefits for transitional employees, and wage increases and enhanced benefits for all.
Osborn said if the contract is not ratified they are prepared to continue the strike.