"We have offered wage increases, new training and apprenticeship programs and more opportunities for overtime among other improvements," the company said. The Local has 420 members across five locations, Loyst said.Ĭoca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited, a privately-held company that is the direct employer of the unionized workers, called the strike "unnecessary and unfortunate" in its own statement.
"We feel the company needs to acknowledge the workers helped to achieve such record profits, so they can reinvest in their business."
"Coca-Cola has made record profits since 2018," he continued. "We feel the monetary packages that have been offered do not address the high cost of living members are experiencing," Loyst said in an email. Teamsters Local 213 business representative Jim Loyst told CTV News the decision to strike comes after 22 days of negotiations and two days of mediation, during which the workers turned down two offers from the company. Unionized workers at Coca-Cola manufacturing and distribution centres in B.C.'s Lower Mainland walked off the job Thursday to demand better wages from their employer.
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