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AL & MS: Teamsters Local 991 and The Strike

lobotero — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:57:08 +0000

I wish I had more info on the strike, but I keep trying to find more on the strike and the local website has NOTHING! I would think that this would be a bigger deal than they are treating it. I mean there are numerous members that are fighting for the economic survival and where are the Teamsters?

I will continue to try and find out as much as possible on the strike and the whole situation. Please be kind to us, we are a bit busy and have limited resources, but we try with what we have.

AL: Bottlers Vote To Strike

lobotero — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:00:42 +0000

Bottling and delivery workers at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated's Mobile-area operation were set to go on strike after Teamsters flatly rejected a contract offer from the Charlotte, N.C., company.

Union members gathered this evening at the Teamsters hall on Broad Street and voted down the contract 176 to 15, said Jim Gookins, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 991, which represents about 275 of 300 Coke workers in southwest Alabama and southeast Mississippi.

"As of right now, we're going on strike," Gookins said after the vote.

He said the dispute centers on a proposal by the nation's second-largest Coke bottler to freeze contributions to the union-administered pension plan. Some workers are also unhappy about a proposal to increase employee contributions for health insurance, and believe that the contract's average wage increase of 3.25 percent a year for three years is not enough.

Usually during strikes, soft-drink bottlers buy products from elsewhere and make deliveries with managers and temporary employees. Work stoppages can cut supplies of less common Coke products, but typically don't lead to empty shelves.

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globalconference — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:40:20 +0000

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