TV News LIES

Monday, Feb 10th

Last update09:23:08 AM GMT

You are here News Domestic (USA) 'Slap in the face:' Abrupt closure of last Pepsi plant in Chicago leaves workers stunned

'Slap in the face:' Abrupt closure of last Pepsi plant in Chicago leaves workers stunned

E-mail Print PDF

Pepsi plant closes in ChicagoPepsi workers in Chicago are out of a job after the company announced the immediate closure of the only plant left in the city on Monday.

All Pepsi employees, including 55-year-old Daryl Smith, were informed of the closure at about 5:45 a.m. ET around the same time that Teamsters Local 727 received written notice from Pepsi attorneys. Smith noticed a "high presence of security" on site, but didn't think much of it until he was called back into work at a quarter to six.

"As I walked through the door, I asked them 'What's going on? Are they about to shut the plant down?' And she put her head down," Smith told USA TODAY on Monday. "They said ... it's an old plant. It has a lot of work that needs to be done to it, and they weren't going to put any more money into it. And as of today, the plant was shut down."

More...

Most Recent Related Stories...


‘Friends’ star David Schwimmer calls on Musk to take Ye off X

Kanye West Nazi Rant David Schwimmer, a star on the sitcom ‘Friends,’ called on billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to...

Sociology Professor's Death Shocks UC Berkeley Campus

Sociology Professor's Death Shocks UC Berkeley Campus A renowned professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, was killed in a...

Woman linked to death of Super Bowl reporter allegedly had similar arrests

Adan Mangano Three years before she was linked to the death of a journalist covering Super Bowl LIX...

'Thank goodness for them': Black History Month honors labor leaders amid Trump rollbacks

Black History MonthWhen Nannie Helen Burroughs established the National Association of Wage Earners in the early 20th century,...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!