lickmyarmpit Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Everybody coca cola brampton is on strike boycott all coca cola products. http://www.coca-colacompany.com/brands/all#TCCC http://www.coca-colacompany.com/brands/all#TCCC How can a company that profits in the billions (yes with a B ) be so arrogant as to expect us to take concessions on our pensions and benefits. This kind of greed is good for no one and makes me sick to even be affiliated with a corporation that has no respect for the employees that help make them this obscene amount of money............thank you everyone for your support. Edited June 27, 2013 by lickmyarmpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Well I'll definately support this. I haven't drank a Coke in probably 40 years, so count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 What affiliation do you have with Coca Cola? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 No their not,,,,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobogo Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/3859726-coca-cola-workers-on-strike-as-talks-fizzle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 20 years coke free for me. .I'll defineatly support this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickmyarmpit Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 What affiliation do you have with Coca Cola? I'm a warehouse employee Thanks for the support guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Well I'll definately support this. I haven't drank a Coke in probably 40 years, so count me in. I'm with Dan. I've never tasted a Pepsi or Seven Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 The problem is that a strike will probably not hurt Coca-Cola in the least. They're already in 10 Provinces with 6,300 employees. Hell, we have 2500 more members than that <---- That was supposed to be a funny. My feeling is that the membership should have negotiated...but hey, that's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 The problem is that a strike will probably not hurt Coca-Cola in the least. They're already in 10 Provinces with 6,300 employees. Hell, we have 2500 more members than that <---- That was supposed to be a funny. My feeling is that the membership should have negotiated...but hey, that's just my opinion. Roy, can we negotiate a pension/benefit plan? The OFC POST mortum plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Roy, can we negotiate a pension/benefit plan? The OFC POST mortum plan! Sure Bud.....what would you like? So far, if a post is deemed mort, it stays that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 You got my support. I don't drink pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 You got my support. I don't drink pop Everyone knows that cops don't drink SOFT drinks... Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Is it corporate greed.... expanding legacy costs.... or a combination of both? I couldn't support either side unless I knew all the facts. Legacy costs will be the ruin of many pension plans in the next 20 years. We lost our pension last March...but us "old timers" have our time accumulated pensions grandfathered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 To support a union or a corporation without knowing what is on the table and why it is needed is to blindly chose a side without logical reasons. Without both sides presenting facts it falls into an us against them mentality that will either cause the union to make unfair demands or the corporation to pull out of a viable area. Both sides need to bend to find the common ground or both sides will lose with the corporation taking the least amount of damage. The economy is changing and we as the consumers are demanding more product for less money and that is putting a lot of pressure on the corporations. We as a race have embarked down a path that is a dead end you can not have your bread buttered on both sides anymore. You either pay the price that keeps rising because of the overhead and get paid more ( our plight of the last 50 years) or you cut the prices and trim the budget to match. There will not be an easy answer while we as a society make this change but it is a change that is needed or a loaf of bread will be $10.00 and that is a scary future to think about as you prepare for our golden years of retirement. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Art has very eloquently summed it up. Well written. I deleted my version as to not initiate a locked thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickmyarmpit Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Well said plummer, a locked thread isn't what I was going for. Just wanted to make a voice heard and with the age of technology we live in this is one of the many outlets to use. Things aren't going to change unless we all stand up for what we believe in. Its only a matter of time before the big guy gets so big you can't stand up to them anymore. What we negotiate in brampton has the ripple down effect to all that happens with further negotiations with this company in this country. Brampton is the biggest plant in canada and a flag ship plant for the company. The gta is one of the most populus areas in north america with a world wide voice. If not now, when can people say enough is enough! Corporate greed is killing the way of life for too many, when will the middle class cease to exist? Thanks again for all support Edited June 28, 2013 by lickmyarmpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I'm a warehouse employee Thanks for the support guys I know a lifer there, a former union rep that stepped down over the politics inside. You probably know who I'm referring to and his reasoning. Companies enter negotiations with long term forecasts and profitability in mind, not past results. Unions enter negotiations with the intent to better current and future remuneration. Sometimes these expectations can not be met, it happened to me. My previous employer was asleep at the switch and the cuts came too late, as deep as they were. I sustained a 20% cut over three years. I too was ashamed to work for such a company so I left after 18 years service and senior man in the region. I rode the gravy train about three years too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adempsey Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Welcome to the new world of business. It's either reach an agreement soon or not have a job. I am sure they would shut it down without hesitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I saw the guys on strike on Bayview today in front of the coke depot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 When profits soar the last thing on the table should be concessions... Its a race to the bottom... Soon there will be no middle class or decent paying jobs... One thing the rich haven't realized is who is going to buy there products when we all work at Walmart... Good luck with your negotiations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 aplumma yer right. I am in my golden years. hopefully both sides come to terms. as for corporate greed we all know that story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitViper Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Wouldn't have this problem at pepsi just kidding its miller time. I support this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Has anyone outlined the 'sticking' points in the contract? Hard to form an opinion when there are zero facts/hard numbers to go on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Everybody coca cola brampton is on strike boycott all coca cola products. http://www.coca-colacompany.com/brands/all#TCCC http://www.coca-colacompany.com/brands/all#TCCC How can a company that profits in the billions (yes with a B ) be so arrogant as to expect us to take concessions on our pensions and benefits. This kind of greed is good for no one and makes me sick to even be affiliated with a corporation that has no respect for the employees that help make them this obscene amount of money............thank you everyone for your support. I am assuming that you work for Coke, for how long?, i assume you also make a decent wage, with excellent benefits, if you dont like your job, and are digraced to work for a successful company that makes a profit which assures you job security, quit quit quit, then work 2 to 3 jobs at minimum wage, to make ends meet, or you can go on welfare like millions of Canadian White Trash do and expect the Canadian taxpayer to provide them with accomadation, food, spending money, health care, dental, and legal aid, i would think you have it pretty good at Coke. Thanx for letting me blow off some steam before the long weekend, Happy Canada Day to all hard working Canadians, im off to Loblaws to by a case of Coke for my Canadian Whisky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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