Frito Lay Brooklyn building on Morgan ave and the union local 802 paired up to hire new employees last year with the expectations to drive company trucks to make deliveries and assist on routes. What they failed to disclose during the hiring process is that the new union contract negotiated at the end of the year allows frito lay to force employees that are low on the seniority list to either use their personal vehicles for company use without company coverage or quit. They have been able to cut costs on wages paid to employees, not to mention the money they are saving by forcing employees to use their vehicle for the company and not having to hire more merchandisers. How the union agreed to such a contract is questionable. Makes you wonder what the union is receiving in kickbacks for not representing the employee just joining the company and being so low on the totem pole. Are they really representing employees that are paying union dues every week while allowing the company to blind side them into becoming Frito Lays errand runners. It's worth asking the question. And does PepsiCO know or not know that Frito Lay is forcing things in such a way all while not making sure that those employees are in compliance with NY vehicle regulations. When it comes to using a vehicle for the company, the Frito Lay Brooklyn building isn't checking for proper NY DMV requirements for vehicles that employees are using to fulfill assignments. This could leave PepsiCO in limbo for all sorts of legal liability issues, not to mention lawsuits from potential accidents. What happens if an employee gets into an accident injuring another party while using their vehicle on the job and the employee doesn't have the proper insurance needed to be covered if they haven't told their insurance provider that they are using their car for work. As one of these new hire employees that's was duped, I told management that I did not feel comfortable using my vehicle for the company if I had no knowledge of any company coverage in place in the event of an accident and also spoke against how I should not have to lie to my insurance company in fear of being penalized for using my car for the company. I was told there was no coverage at all provided by the company, I would have to foot the bill if I were to notify my insurance and the best they could offer was the possibility of receiving a discount on my policy from insurance companies for being a Frito Lay employee. There is so much that is wrong with that answer, especially from a manager representing a company that has a fleet of commercial vehicles that have to have coverage for their drivers. Hopefully someone finds this worth looking into.
