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"We are urging employees to ratify this offer so they can end the strike and return to work," the company added. In a statement released Thursday, Frito-Lay said the latest offer "addresses the most pressing issues raised by our employees, and we believe it represents a win-win for both the union and Frito-Lay." It's unclear how much longer the strike might last if the offer is rejected.
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If union members go against the negotiating team's recommendation and approve the latest proposal, they would put an end to the nearly three-week-long labor strike outside Frito-Lay's Topeka plant. "They did not move on the economics," Hall said. "It's not a recommended offer."
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Union members are expected to vote on the proposed contract Friday.īut Brent Hall, president of Local 218, said union leadership isn't recommending the offer to its members, as it doesn't make much progress on issues of working conditions and wages. Some union members at Frito-Lay's Topeka plant aren't optimistic the company's latest contract offer will pass.Īfter three consecutive days of talks between Frito-Lay representatives and the contract-negotiating committee for Local 218 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union, the two sides reached a tentative deal Wednesday.