Coca-Cola

Coca Cola plant goes up in flames

peter_oyeti — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:07:56 +0000

The development had prompted the management of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) to suspend operations at the plant.

The dead workers were said to have been taken to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) morgue while the injured were reportedly receiving treatment.

UK: Coca-Cola workers strike over pay

Steven. — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:25:06 +0000

Staff voted to strike in a ballot last month, and join a wave of public and private sector disputes this year over below-inflation pay rises.

Wakefield: Coca Cola workers may strike

catch — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:26:48 +0000

The Unite union balloted over 500 workers at the plant for strike action on Friday, after arbitration talks with ACAS on 6th June failed to improve on Coca Cola Enterprises pay offer of 2.5%.

How the Allied multinationals supplied Nazi Germany throughout World War II

Ret Marut — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:19:56 +0000

The following excerpts thoroughly document how capitalists really acted during the Second World War. Behind the patriotic propaganda that encouraged the working class to slaughter each other in the interests of competing national interests, international capital quietly kept the commodity circuits flowing and profits growing across all borders.

Coca-Cola blockade ended after legal challenges

zobag — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Production at the Caracas-based Coca-Cola bottling plant had been brought to a standstill last week after former employees mounted a picket, demanding the company pay out £1,220,800 of overdue social security payments between 1,500 workers. Coca-Cola maintain that they will only settle with 65 former employees.

Workers blockade Coca-Cola bottling plant

zobag — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:30:00 +0000

The ex-employees of the Mexican-run bottling plant endured a heavy downpour throughout Tuesday night. After sheltering under sheets of plastic and cardboard boxes, they remained firm on their picket line. Coca-Cola have confirmed that output at all four of it's Venezuelan bottling plants has been halted by the action. Admistrative offices have also been picketed.