Strike ends at Nabisco

A weeks-long strike by Nabisco employees in five states ended over the weekend as their union announced that its members had overwhelmingly approved a four-year contract with the parent company of the maker of Oreos, Ritz Crackers and other snacks.

The employees are members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, which had clashed with Nabisco’s owner, Mondelez International, over proposed changes to shift lengths and overtime rules.

The strike had brought renewed attention to the snack giant, which had faced criticism from union members over long shifts, pensions and the production of some products in Mexico, a move that Donald Trump criticized as a presidential candidate.

On its website, Mondelez said the agreement was retroactive to March 1 and included “hourly wage increases each year of the contract, increased company match to 401(k) contributions and updates to certain workplace policies.”

According to photos of the deal tweeted by More Perfect Union, the workers will get raises of 2.25% in 2021 and 60 cents per hour in each of the next three years.