Kellogg’s reaches accord

Kellogg’s has reached a tentative agreement with its 1,400 cereal plant workers that will deliver 3 percent raises and end a nearly twomonth-long strike.

The five-year deal with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union also includes cost of living adjustments in the second through the fifth years of the contract and it maintains the workers’ current health benefits, the company said Thursday.

Kellogg’s workers, who have been on strike since Oct. 5, will vote on the new contract Sunday.

The deal covers workers at all the US cereal plants where Kellogg’s well-known brands, including Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispies, are made.

Last month, Kellogg’s went to court to secure an order that set guidelines for how workers behave on the picket line because the company said striking workers were blocking entrances to its cereal plants and intimidating replacement workers. Union officials denied any improper behavior.

The union held out for higher wages after employees had been working long hours over the past 18 months to keep up with demand during the coronavirus pandemic.