"It's long past time for Coca-Cola to
negotiate a global human rights agreement
that will protect the rights and
safety of workers who produce, package and distribute Coca-Cola
products.
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Conference Director and Teamster International Vice President, Jack
Cipriani, said
Coca-Cola's labor abuses in the United States includes
harassment, intimidation, discrimination and
retaliation at CCE facilities as
well as at Odwalla and Minute Maid operations-both wholly owned
by the Coca-
Cola Company.
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Pemco Aviation Group Announces
5 Year Agreement with Union
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"We are pleased that once again our company and the union have
been
able to work together successfully to find solutions to the
complex issues facing our employees and
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After the resolution was passed, delegates heard from Katishi
Masemola,
General Secretary of the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), which
represents approximately
6,000 Coca-Cola workers at three bottling plants in
South Africa.conduct workplace
Resolution Calls
for Mediated Settlement
WASHINGTON, In response to a growing international
campaign by
students, labor and other groups protesting human rights
violations at Coca-Cola bottling facilities
in Colombia and around the world,
delegates to the Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference
unanimously endorsed a resolution today authorizing its leadership to seek a
just resolution of
this dispute between the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and
student, labor and human rights groups
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Negotiations have been on-going for several months as the company
and union worked diligently
to resolve all issues without disruption
to current work at Pemco Aeroplex.
Certain statements
in the release that are not historical fact my
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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"Coca-Cola's refusal to take the
students seriously is having a direct
impact on the company, its reputation and the Teamsters who
service university
contracts," said Joe Wojciechowski, President of Teamsters Local 812, which
represents
nearly 2,000 Coca-Cola workers in New York.----Pemco Aviation
Group (NASDAQ: PAGI) announced today
that its Birmingham based
subsidiary, Pemco Aeroplex, has ratified a new five year labor
agreement
with the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace
and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America (UAW), Local 1155. Pemco does not undertake any obligation to update or
revise any forward
-looking statements and is not responsible for
changes made to this release by wire services or Internet
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More colleges and universities are likely to follow. "Our members in South Africa support
you in your demand that
Coca-Cola institute a human rights policy," Katishi said. There are approximately
1100 union
employees at the Birmingham facility.arbitration bullying
Glenn Hess, president of Pemco Aeroplex, added
, "Pemco and the
union worked diligently and constructively to form this agreement. Our
discussions
were meaningful and we believe that this contract achieves
the goals of all involved.
Pemco cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date on which
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In the United States, student protests have led to universities
such as
Rutgers and the University of Michigan to cancel lucrative contracts for Coca-
Cola products
. We
appreciate the dedication and hard work of our employees and believe
this will be an excellent
agreement for our employees, our customers
and our ability to grow Pemco," said Ron Aramini, president
and CEO of
Pemco Aviation Group.
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"Our union brothers and sisters at Coca-Cola
bottling facilities in
Colombia have been threatened, kidnapped, tortured and murdered," said Jim
Hoffa, Teamsters General President. "No worker should
have to endure the abuse that our fellow
workers in Columbia have had.abuses toxic
SItes complaining about work, workplaces, conditions, pay, management and
other issues.
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The new contract will run from
March 21, 2005 to March 21, 2010. Pemco's ability to
obtain additional contracts
and perform under existing contracts, the outcome and pending and
future
litigation, potential environmental and other liabilities, and
other risks detailed from time to
time in Pemco's SEC reports,
including its Annual report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.strikes whistleblowing
We look
forward to working
with the Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drink Conference
towards concrete solutions to these human rights
indignities. The
previous agreement between the company and the union expired at
midnight, March
20, 2005. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from
historical results or from any
results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: changes
in
economic conditions.onward speak
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In an effort to reach out to the students who are spearheading campus
protests against Coca-Cola, Teamsters will address a national meeting of the
United Students Against
Sweatshops later this week.abuses nofear
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