
Issue No 44		03 March 2000

News

Unrest Bubbles Over Coke Sackings

Filipino workers are seeking support from consumers of the world after the snap sackings of 500 Coca Cola workers just before Christmas.

The workers were sacked without notice after Coca-Cola Amatil decided to summarily close two factories, without any consultation with workers.

"Coca Cola has treated their own agreement with contempt in a classic example of corporate arrogance by a major global corporation," International Union of Food (IUF) Asia/Pacific Regional Secretary Ma Wei Pin told Workers Online.

"It is this corporate arrogance that is becoming the focus of so much critical attention world-wide amongst consumers and many, many other groups," he said.

The IUF is calling on consumers around the world to write to Coca Cola's local branches and tell them of your disgust at the sackings and call on the company to talk the workers in the Philippines.

Their Australian manager director is David Kennedy who can be faxed on 02 9259 6626

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Issue 44 contents

Interview: The Big Fella
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley speaks about Labor�s evolving relationship with the trade union movement in the post-Accord era.

Unions: An Interactive Resource
The priority for unions in the 21st century is organising and growth. Greg Combet�s unions @work report identified the direction unions should be moving.

Media: Public Hearings
As the big media players look increasingly tarnished, the broadcasting minnows like FBi are seeking their share of the airwaves.

History: Labour History Under Siege
In good labour tradition, the history section of Workers Online begins the year with a call to arms.

Olympics: Games Greed Boosts Homeless Numbers
'Homeless in Sydney' is shaping up to be the theme of the Olympics with many property owners evicting tenants and pushing up rents.

Women: No Time To Be Casual
International Women�s Day is a day to take action. As a shop steward or union delegate why not use IWD as an opportunity to encourage the women in your workplace to join the union?

International: Serbian And Kosovo Unions Meet
The Italian metalworkers has hosted meetings on how to build a different future for the workers in the Balkans.

Labour Review: What's New
Read the latest issue of Labour Review our resource for students, activists and officials.

Review: Rock and a Hard Place
A hippie festival? Alternative? No way...the music festival know as the Big Day Out (BDO) is fast becoming a mainstream youth cultural event, a snapshot of the broader society that unions are struggling to engage.

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