Union, Mondelez reach tentative agreement amid strike
A tentative contract agreement reached between snack company Mondelez and striking union workers could end a walkout that began last month.
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union and Mondelez issued separate statements Wednesday announcing a tentative deal, but neither would discuss the terms, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Local officers will present the tentative agreement to workers in coming days for a vote, Anthony Shelton, the union’s international president, said in a statement. It was uncertain when a vote will take place.
Mondelez, one of the world’s largest snack companies, and the union have been negotiating a new four-year contract since the old one expired at the end of May. The contract covers union employees at six Mondelez sites.