Pepsi closes warehouse on South Side, Teamsters Union says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pepsi closed its beverage distribution center on the South Side Monday, the company said in a letter to union officials.

Teamsters Local 727 said its members were reporting to the warehouse at 650 W 51st Street for their 6 a.m. shift Monday were told to go home and that the facility is closing. The second shift scheduled for 2 p.m. has also been canceled

A letter from Pepsi to the union said workers will be paid for 60 days and the facility is closing permanently. The union said they were not given notice of the closure ahead of time

"That Pepsi would do this to their longtime employees is disgusting. They are a disgrace," said John Coli, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Local 727. "The Union will do everything in its power to ensure that these employees are taken care of per the Union contract and the law."

The workers were told there will be meetings later Monday. Further details were not immediately available.