J.M. Smucker and the union representing Milk-Bone employees have reached a three-year agreement.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Employees at the J.M. Smucker-owned Milk-Bone plant in Buffalo have reached a new collective bargaining agreement, ending their seven-week strike.
The 170 members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers Union voted to ratify the new deal this week according to a press release from BCTGM.
BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton said in the release it was a “difficult fight” for the striking BCTGM workers and their families.
“I could not be more proud of these hard-working members who put it all on the line—and braved the frigid Buffalo elements—to fight for a fair contract,” Shelton added.
A spokesperson for J.M. Smucker company which owns the Milk-Bone brand said in a statement to 2 On Your Side they are pleased with the deal.
“We are pleased to have come to a mutually accepted agreement with BCTGM Union members, who have ratified a new …