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PHOTOS: Members Honored for Commitment to Local Union

PHOTOS: Members Honored for Commitment to Local Union

| December 22, 2015

Teamsters Local 727 members were recognized for their commitment to the union, and President John Coli Jr. thanked the membership for another successful year during the union meeting on Dec. 20.

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Coca-Cola Gives Union Partially Regressive Offer, Stands Still on Wages, Kills Retroactivity — Then Asks Members to Vote

Coca-Cola Gives Union Partially Regressive Offer, Stands Still on Wages, Kills Retroactivity — Then Asks Members to Vote

| December 15, 2015

Coca-Cola Refreshments waited more than eight hours during the second day of mediation before handing the Teamsters a partially regressive economic package.

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Setting the Record Straight: Coca-Cola’s Real Wage Increases After Health and Welfare Deductions

Setting the Record Straight: Coca-Cola’s Real Wage Increases After Health and Welfare Deductions

| December 15, 2015

The attached charts include all proposed wages and health care increases included in Coca-Cola Refreshments’ economic package presented to Teamsters Local 727 on Monday, December 14.

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Coca-Cola Admits to Overcharging for Health Care Costs

Coca-Cola Admits to Overcharging for Health Care Costs

| December 15, 2015

During federal mediation with Teamsters Local 727 on Tuesday, Coca-Cola Refreshments openly admitted its unreasonable proposals would overcharge workers for health care coverage.

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Mediation to Resume Tuesday, But Coca-Cola Trashes Retroactivity, Adds Pitiful Health Care Increases in Latest Proposal

| December 14, 2015

Coca-Cola Refreshments abruptly broke off negotiations on Monday night with Local 727 and asked to resume mediation on Tuesday, December 15.

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