TOLEDO, Ohio — Union workers in Toledo have joined their Fort Wayne counterparts in going on strike against Coca-Cola, after the union said negotiations with the company failed.
Teamsters Local 414 at the Coca-Cola facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, went on strike recently after they said the company proposed increasing health insurance costs, but refused to provide workers with information pertaining to the increased cost.
Workers also said Coca-Cola’s “last, best, and final offer” to their employees in Fort Wayne proposed a 1 cent per hour minimum wage increase over years two, three and four of employment. Union members rejected this proposal unanimously, according to Local 414 leadership…