Frito-Lay Plant in Orange County to Lay Off a Third of its Employees
Beginning on August 30, 2024, 88 out of 305 employees at the PepsiCo US Orange County Frito-Lay facility will lose their jobs.
A WARN filing released on Wednesday, May 29, stated that the decision was taken for ‘economic’ reasons.
On its website, the PepsiCo subsidiary states that it has over 30 facilities in the US where chips are manufactured. Across North America, the organization employs about 55,000 people. Its portfolio consists of 29 brands of savory snacks, including Lay’s potato chips.
Just-Food claims that US unions criticized PepsiCo in April for implementing ‘anti-working policies’ and engaging in unfair labor practices. Unions from the states of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana each complained to the National Labor Relations Board, stating that the snacks manufacturer had ‘unlawful’ policies in place that forbade workers from discussing wages and work schedules.
