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Coca-Cola’s Lies Continue in Second Letter, Management Submits Regressive Economic Proposal During Mediation

| December 14, 2015

Management for Coca-Cola Refreshments continued playing games on December 14, wasting the time of Teamsters Local 727 members as federal mediation began.

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Chicago-Area Coca-Cola Refreshments Workers to Unite at Rally

Chicago-Area Coca-Cola Refreshments Workers to Unite at Rally

| December 11, 2015

Hundreds of Coca-Cola Refreshments workers will rally in solidarity and in continued support of their unfair labor practice strike on Monday, Dec. 14, in Niles, Ill.

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Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola Outside Workers Reject Contract Offer

Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola Outside Workers Reject Contract Offer

| December 9, 2015

Outside workers at Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution rejected the company’s four-year contract offer while inside workers overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new contract on Sunday, Dec. 6.

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CHICAGO TEAMSTERS STRIKE COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS OVER UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES

CHICAGO TEAMSTERS STRIKE COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS OVER UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES

| December 2, 2015

More than 300 Teamsters Local 727 members are initiating an unfair labor practice strike against Coca-Cola Refreshments at 5 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, after the beverage industry behemoth intimidated workers and engaged in bad faith bargaining during negotiations for a new contract.

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Teamsters International Approves Strike Benefits for Chicago Coca-Cola Workers

Teamsters International Approves Strike Benefits for Chicago Coca-Cola Workers

| December 2, 2015

The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today approved strike assistance benefits for more than 300 Chicago-area workers who could initiate an unfair labor practice strike at any time against Coca-Cola Refreshments.

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