Coca Cola Workers On Strike

More than 270 union workers with Coca Cola on the Gulf Coast are out on strike in a contract dispute with the company. Union members with local 991, are upset over the company's plans to freeze contributions into the worker's pension plan.
Some of the workers have been with the company for decades and tell us by having to switch over to a 401(k) plan, they'll lose all they've gained through their pension."They're not protecting the older guys who have put in a lot of time here at this company who've worked a lot of hours, years and planned their retirement on this company,"Said Antoine Lott a worker on strike. "They want to take my pension away and tell me to start all over with a 401(k) at the age of 53 years old and I just don't have enough time to build a 401(k), I want my pension that I've worked 30 years for,"Said Richard Howell who also walked the picket line today.
Organizers tell us, they hope the strike will only last about a week, but they're preparing to continue until they get a response.
News 5 has called and emailed Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, which is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. But, we are still waiting to hear back from them.