Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Coke Provokes Strike

August 24 -
More than 500 Teamsters went on strike in Western Washington over a proposed 800% increase in health care costs by their employer Coca-Cola.

Washington Teamsters United, which includes Teamsters Local Unions 38, 117, 174, 252, 313, and 589, represents approximately 500 Coke employees at six Western Washington area locations, in Bellevue, Marysville, Fife, Tacoma, Aberdeen and Bremerton.

For more info visit IBT Local 117