Frito-Lay worker strike ends with deal after weekslong battle

Hundreds of workers in Topeka, Kansas, ended a 20-day strike on Saturday after reaching a deal with executives at Frito-Lay, one of the country’s top snack producers.

The company has vowed to grant people a “guaranteed day off” during each week, offer employees a 4% pay raise, and eliminate “squeeze shifts,” which refer to eight-hour workdays coupled with four hours of overtime. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union Local 218, the workers union, praised the accord and lauded a “victory.”