Coca-Cola: IUF launches global union alliance

The International Union of Food, Farm and Hotel (IUF) gathered, on May 22 and 23, representatives from over 100 union organizations with members in 32 countries where Coca-Cola is present. On the occasion, the participants launched a "Global Coca-Cola Workers Alliance". In addition, sixty trade unions from ten South American countries gathered in Buenos Aires on May 7 to create the South American Federation of Coca-Cola Workers (FESTRAS), under the auspices of the IUF. (Ref. 080468)
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The IUF’s Global Coca-Cola Unions Meeting ,
the second since 2003, launched a global alliance with a Steering Group of representatives
form all regions and a “Contact Group” would maintain the twice-yearly meetings
with The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) first negotiated and started in 2005,” the
IUF points out.

Increase
membership and
working conditions. The global Coca-Cola alliance “will be open to all IUF affiliates
with actual or potential membership in the Coca-Cola system and commits
Alliance m

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