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*[image: FAWU logo]* * * *Food & Allied Workers Union* *(F.A.W.U.)* Vuyisile Mini Centre, Cnr NY1 and NY110, Guguletu, 7750 - PO Box 1234 Woodstock, 7915 Tel (021) 637 9040, Fax (021) 637 9164 [email protected] *Head Office * *FAWU at ABI Coke continue to be on strike* *Issued on 20th January 2010 at 09h35* Striking members of FAWU at ABI Coke continue to be on strike and continue with picketing and other demonstrations next to ABI premises, particularly at the four manufacturing plants in Midrand, Pretoria West, Develand (next to Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital) in Gauteng and Phoenix (in Durban) on a daily basis. Today (20th January), the General Secretary (Mr Katishi Masemola) will be addressing picketing workers at Midrand plant at 11h00. *On Friday (22**nd**January), the General Secretary will be addressing striking workers at the ABI Pretoria plant at 11h00.** * Meanwhile, the union has convened an urgent meeting, to be attended by its Provincial Secretaries and National Negotiators among others, for the 21stJanuary so as to thrash out details of a campaign programme against Coca Cola in the run-up to and during the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. A letter has been sent to Dr Danny Jordaan asking for an audience to the union concern about the sponsorship of Coca Cola to the event and on our campaign to ‘smash’ the brand and to expose abusive practices of labour brokers and exploitation of crew members on-board the ABI delivery trucks bearing coca cola logo. We will be meeting with the leadership of COSATU in the next two weeks, before the Coca Cola Workers Alliance meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on the 4th and 5th February, to discuss details of taking forward the *consumer boycott campaign against coca cola products and liquor products of SAB Ltd. * ** * * *Please call General Secretary Katishi Masemola on 082 467 2509 for more information.* *Katishi Masemola* *FAWU General Secretary*
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