95% of Teamsters Local 727 Members at Pepsi Vote to Authorize Strike

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https://teamster.org/2024/04/95-of-teamsters-local-727-members-at-pepsi-vote-to-authorize-strike/

2024.04.22

Pepsi Teamsters Demand Industry-Standard Pay and Health Care

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(CHICAGO) – Teamsters Local 727 members who work at PepsiCo Beverages North America have voted by a resounding 95 percent to authorize a strike.

The overwhelming vote allows the Teamsters negotiating committee to call a strike in the event Pepsi fails to reach a fair agreement that rewards and protects the 800 Teamsters who produce, warehouse, and deliver Pepsi products. The current three-year agreement expires April 28.

“Pepsi’s management has made it clear that they do not value the union workers who make their business successful. Pepsi can avoid a strike by bargaining in good faith to reach a strong agreement that values hardworking Teamsters. If Pepsi continues delaying and does not come to the table with a strong contract offer soon, our members have shown through this powerful strike authorization vote that they are fully prepared to walk,” said John T. Coli Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Local 727.

Pepsi executives have failed over months of bargaining to commit to real wage increases and health care protections for the Teamsters whose work helped Pepsi make more than $91 billion in 2023.

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