Frito-Lay had workers move the dead body of a coworker and keep working, claims striking employee [View all]
When I first met with the workers striking at the Frito-Lay Topeka, Kansas production facility, I was told that it was hard for them to even explain how bad the situation was for employees. They had gone without any real increase in pay, and the work shifts of over 80 hours per week were tearing them apart. Speaking to Mark McCarter, a union steward at Frito-Lay, I was informed that even someone with a long history at the company could not count on the company rewarding his years of service. With his wife passing away, he informed the company that he just couldn’t work the same 12-hour-a-day shifts. He was told to just file an FMLA. Seven years later, nothing has changed and he is still assigned the same hours.
In an editorial within the Topeka Capital-Journal, the agony of the workers at Frito-Lay reminds us of exactly how important unions are to the safety and protection of American workers.
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