On May 8, 2025, members of the IUF affiliated United Workers Union (UWU), employed at PepsiCo’s Adelaide factory in South Australia, staged a four-hour walkout after PepsiCo delivered them with an insulting pay offer.
- On April 28, 2025, 97% of workers voted to reject PepsiCo’s final pay offer – which falls well below inflation rates in Australia.
- Over 150 workers are continuing four-hour work stoppages across five shifts, and which are set to end the afternoon of May 10, 2025.
- The core issue is that workers packaging and producing Doritos, Twisties, and Smith’s chips in Adelaide are paid a shocking 12% less than their counterparts in Queensland, despite the same products being sold nationwide at the same price.
- The UWU has launched an online petition to send protest messages to the company; you can send a message to PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta now to show your solidarity and say: End greed and show respect to PepsiCo South Australian workers with a fair deal!
IUF Acting General Secretary Kristjan Bragason stated, “PepsiCo’s wage increase offer is well below the inflation rate and is unfair to UWU members. A wage increase is necessary to keep pace with inflation and ensure that all PepsiCo workers in Australia are paid equal wages for work of equal value. The IUF stands in solidarity with Doritos workers in their fight and calls on PepsiCo to engage in good-faith negotiations with UWU and reach an agreement on fair wages at the Adelaide factory.”
