Kellogg's workers approve contract, ending 11-week strike

Kellogg's workers on strike in Michigan.
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Kellogg's cereal workers voted on Tuesday to ratify a tentative labor contract, ending a strike that began in early October.

The contract covers about 1,400 employees who work at plants in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee and are represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union. In a statement, union President Anthony Shelton said the agreement "makes gains and does not include concessions."

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In a statement, Kellogg Co. CEO Steve Cahillane said he is "pleased" that an agreement was reached, and the employees will go back to work on Monday. The cereal plants were operated by salaried employees and outside workers during the strike, and President Biden criticized Kellogg after the company said in November it was going to start hiring permanent replacements for the striking workers.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.