Frito lay strike
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The company said it is aware of just two instances in the past five years in which workers had medical emergencies at the plant and subsequently died. The convenience-foods business unit of PepsiCo dismissed allegations about work conditions at the plant as "grossly exaggerated." Frito-Lay's records "indicate 19 employees worked 84 hours in a given work week in 2021, and 16 of those as a result of employees volunteering for overtime and only 3 being required to work," according to the company.Īt one point, an employee collapsed on the line and died, with management directing workers to "move the body and put in another co-worker to keep the line going," Cherie Renfro, a worker at the plant, wrote in a letter to Frito-Lay published in the Topeka Capital-Journal. "We are urging employees to ratify this offer so they can end the strike and return to work." Outside Frito-Lay facility in Topeka, Kansas.Ībout 550 employees are participating in what is the first walkout at any Frito-Lay facility in three decades, with another 300 workers opting to continue working, the company said.
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"We've spent the last three days jointly revisiting the terms of the prior offer and have aligned on a new offer that will better address employee concerns around guaranteed days off and create additional opportunities for the union to have input into staffing and overtime," the company stated in an email Thursday to CBS MoneyWatch. Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay declined to answer specific questions, but expressed hope the labor dispute - 18 days an counting as of Wednesday - could be resolved.