Coca Cola sacks 249 employees in Italy

(AGI) - Milan, July 28 - Coca Cola has started collectivedismissal procedures for 249 employees, to be added to lay-offsarising from the closing of the Campogalliano plant, in theprovince of Modena, meaning that over 300 people in Italy willlose their jobs. The news was reported by trade unionsFai-Cisl, Flai-Cgil and Uila-Uil in a statement in which theyalso announced an eight hour strike and a protest outside theLombard Association of Entrepreneurs for Thursday, July 31,when the company's representatives are expected to meet withthe unions. . .