Strikers on the picket line at the Frito-Lay Topeka site during the third week of their strike
AROUND 600 Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kansas, have been on strike for over three weeks, since Monday 5th July, against low pay and forced overtime and 84-hour working weeks.
The strike was said to have started after an employee collapsed and died on the factory floor and instead of stopping the line, co-workers reportedly had to help remove the body so another person could step in.
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) Local 218 voted 353 to 30 to approve a strike.
We Want to See Our Families : Frito-Lay Workers Strike Over 84-Hour Weeks, Meager Raises
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Frito-Lay Workers Are on Strike Against 84-Hour Work Weeks and Puny Pay Raises
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We Want to See Our Families : Frito-Lay Workers Strike Over 84-Hour Weeks, Meager Raises
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