Frito lay strike
They have also called for a national boycott on Frito-Lay products, as well as those produced by PepsiCo, for the remainder of the strike. Meanwhile, workers say they want more concessions before heading back into the factory. The company, which is owned by PepsiCo, disputes their claims, calling them "grossly exaggerated" and says a recent contract offer delivered earlier this month more than met the terms put forward by the workers' union, Local 218 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union. They're also seeking raises that match cost-of-living increases. They're demanding an end to mandatory overtime and 84-hour weeks that they argue leaves little room for a meaningful quality of life. Hundreds of Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kan., are in their third week of a strike, citing so-called "suicide shifts" and poor working conditions at the manufacturing and distribution plant at a time when the company's net revenue growth has exceeded all of its targets.Įmployees say sweltering 90-degree temperatures on the picket line are preferable to the 100-degree-plus heat that awaits them inside the manufacturing warehouse on any given summer day. They say they want better pay and working conditions.
rejected a contract offer from the company earlier this month.
Frito-Lays workers at the Topeka, Kan., plant - one of 30 manufacturing plants the company operates in the U.S.