DJ Coca-Cola Bottling: Mobile Union To Start Work Stoppage >COKE

Jul 17, 2008 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- COKE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (COKE) said Thursday it received notice that its union workers in Mobile, Alabama, represented by the Teamsters, voted to begin a work stoppage effective immediately after the previous contract expired on July 12.

The union represents approximately 270 employees, or about 4% of the Charlotte-based Coca-Cola bottler's total work force.

The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it doesn't anticipate the work stoppage will materially affect its results of operations.

-Denise Jia, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-1359; denise.jia@dowjones.com

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