Swire Pacific unit workers strike, call for HK leader to step down.
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Swire Pacific unit workers strike, call for HK leader to step down.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - About 200 workers at Swire Beverage, a unit of Hong Kong conglomerate Swire Pacific and a major bottler for The Coca-Cola Company, went on strike on Monday in support of pro-democracy protesters in the city, a union representative said.
The workers are also demanding the city's leader step down, the representative said.
Swire Beverages is one of the largest soft drinks bottlers for The Coca-Cola Company in the world, and works closely with the U.S. firm on brand development and marketing.
The total number of employees at Swire Beverages was not immediately known.
WHAT??? I thought you couldn't strike in HK? Nice to see somebody has some.
The workers are also demanding the city's leader step down, the representative said.
Swire Beverages is one of the largest soft drinks bottlers for The Coca-Cola Company in the world, and works closely with the U.S. firm on brand development and marketing.
The total number of employees at Swire Beverages was not immediately known.
WHAT??? I thought you couldn't strike in HK? Nice to see somebody has some.
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You can strike. Your employer can also fire you for not going to work.
Lugging crates of soft drinks around and driving delivery trucks - well, even if they do get fired there's a big shortage of labour in HK at the moment. So not much to lose.
It's never about striking being illegal, its that striking isn't protected.
Lugging crates of soft drinks around and driving delivery trucks - well, even if they do get fired there's a big shortage of labour in HK at the moment. So not much to lose.
It's never about striking being illegal, its that striking isn't protected.
