First published 03/10/2006 15:03
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Whereas, Coca-Cola bottling plants in Colombia have been involved in supporting paramilitaries who have murdered and persecuted union workers there; and,
Whereas, United Students Against Sweatshops, the U.S. Steelworkers Union and others have called for a boycott of Coke to pressure the company to cease this practice; and,
Whereas, twenty campuses have removed Coke’s franchise; and,
Whereas, the Teamster’s Union Brewery & Soft Drink Division has called on the Coca-Cola Corporation to seek a just resolution of this dispute; therefore,
Be It Resolved, that the Communist Party, USA support the Coke boycott and urges its members and friends to do the same.
Adopted by the CPUSA National Committee
March 5, 2006