First published 03/10/2006 15:03
by {article_topic_desc}
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
Archive
National Meetings
