PepsiCo and Frito-Lay Union Network

On July 27, solidarity actions were held at the Pepsico Frito-Lays plant in Sangrur, Punjab, India,  in support of the fight against union-busting at West Bengal warehouses exclusively contracted by PepsiCo.

The player is called Nelson Peltz, born 71 years ago in New York, is a millionaire and has become famous for its performance in the not always fair game business. He is known for investing in food businesses and catering to raise the price of the shares and then sell them.

Activist shareholder Nelson Peltz dialed up pressure on PepsiCo Inc, saying it should buy Mondelez International Inc for more than $62 billion and spin off its soft drink business.

Peltz, a force behind some of the global food industry's biggest deals, finally laid out his vision for what would be a snack food powerhouse, three months after reporting ownership stakes in each company that sparked rampant Wall Street speculation.

PepsiCo is at a "strategic crossroads," Trian said, adding that the status quo was "unsustainable."

Pepsi-Cola is still using caramel coloring containing a chemical linked to cancer in rodents, a report released on Wednesday showed, more than a year after the beverage maker promised to phase it out.

The Center for Environmental Health said that PepsiCo Inc. lagged its rival Coca-Cola in removing the chemical, called 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI.

On May 26 Alexander Mosque, general secretary of the National Union of Frito Lay Dominicana (SINTRALAYDO) was attacked and kidnapped by three unknown people. Alexander Mosque reported that he was returning to his home after a long day of union activities when three unknown persons came forward, pointing with a gun, forced him into a vehicle.

Some common ground has been reached, but not enough to prevent new layoffs:Interview with With Alexander Mosquea. Almost two years after filing its proposal for a collective bargaining agreement, the National Union of Frito-Lay Dominicana Workers (SINTRALAYDO) is still fighting the company's refusal to engage in collective bargaining and dealing with its antiunion attitude.

IUF affiliated Tekgida-Is completed recruitment at PepsiCo Frito Lay’s 2 factories in Turkey and was recently recognized as the official bargaining unit for its members. The union used its leverage of being organized at the beverage (Fruko) company of PepsiCo and reaching out successful agreements for long years in order to establish relations with lead workers and building mutual confidence to complete the membership in snack factories.

The Union of Beverage and Related Industry Workers (STIBYS) greets our fellow workers and unionists of STECSA and FESTRAS and salutes them for their achievement in successfully forming the Union of Workers of Alimentos y Bebidas Atlántida SA (SITRAABASA).

IUF affiliated RWDSU-UFCW`s  Local 110 Quaker Oats/PepsiCo members recently and overwhelmingly approved a four-year deal that increased wages above the inflation rate and added a $650 lump sum bonus in the first and second year.

The newly negotiated contract increased vacation entitlements for new members who will now have access to 2 weeks' vacation in their first year. It further improved current members' vacation schedule to 4 weeks on completing 10 years (was 12 years) and 5 weeks for completing 18 years of service (previously 20 years).

Trade unions and companies are unable to reach agreements and negotiations at a standstill in the State of Sao Paulo.

Sirel spoke with the President of the Campinas Food Industry Workers Union ("SITAC"), Marcos Araújo, in order to know about the current state of the negotiations with Arcor and PepsiCo Snacks.

According to Araújo, the SITAC started its organization with Meetings at the factory's entrance following the unsuccessful three rounds of negotiations held which are now at a standstill.