The human cost of Doritos: Claims of 84-hour work weeks and stagnant wages at Frito-Lay factory where workers are on strike Alex Woodward © AP
Ron Sadler, a 32-year employee at Frito-Lay’s facility in Topeka, Kansas, joins a union strike. - AP
As of midnight on 5 July, hundreds of employees at one of the nation’s largest snack manufacturers went on strike, demanding better workplace protections and an end to forced overtime that has pushed Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kansas to the brink.
For nearly two weeks, roughly 600 workers at the Frito-Lay plant have been on strike, calling for better pay, stronger workplace protections and an end to unpredictable overtime schedules and staff shortages that workers say have endangered their lives on the job and stretched them too thin despite years of warnings.
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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600 Topeka, Kansas Frito-Lay workers strike after rejecting union-negotiated deal
Nearly 600 Topeka, Kansas Frito-Lay workers have walked out on strike after overwhelmingly voting down the latest contract proposal negotiated by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union (BCTGM) and PepsiCo, Frito-Lay’s parent company. Workers voted on Saturday 353 to 30 to authorize strike.
Aerial view of Frito Lay production facility in Topeka, Kansas (Source: potatopro.com)
Workers at the nearly 600,000-square-foot Frito-Lay facility, which sits on 188 acres of land and employs approximately 1,050 people, manufacture potato chips and other snacks. The previous two-year agreement expired in September of 2020 and was extended through Sunday. The union waited months before calling a strike vote. Workers are striking for better wages, improved benefits and against forced overtime.