PepsiCo is now facing a federal lawsuit a week after it shut down its Back of the Yards plant without notice. Local Teamsters 727 filed the suit, accusing Pepsico of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, also known as WARN.

PepsiCo is closing a bottling plant in the US, citing the facility’s “physical limitations”. In a statement, the Pepsi and Mountain Dew brands owner said the decision to close the plant in Chicago was “difficult”. The site is located in the city’s Back of the Yards neighbourhood.

The union representing the employees sharply criticized the closure, noting that the beverage giant failed to provide the required 60-day notice.

The union that represents more than 75 members at the plant said the warehouse has more than 200 employees. Many of them were not aware the facility was shutting down until they c

PepsiCo has been targeted in a new federal lawsuit one week after the abrupt closure of its Back of the Yards warehouse, which left nearly 80 employees out of a job.