Coca-Cola vows to begin outsourcing

IN spite of strikes at a number of its distribution centres yesterday, Coca-Cola has vowed to press ahead with outsourcing or laying off 130 staff on September 8.

Pickets were mounted yesterday on distribution centres in Dublin, Tuam, Waterford, Tipperary and Cork, as workers protested at the company’s plans.

Coca-Cola yesterday said it was willing to sit down and discuss how the implementation of the plan would take place at that point, but said it would not entertain any discussions on alternatives to the outsourcing/redundancy agenda.