date:Jan 24, 2014
Coca-Cola is looking to close four of its 11 bottling plants in Spain in a move that would affect 1,250 jobs, the company and the UGT union said.
The companys Spanish subsidiary, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, plans to shutter its plants in the northwestern Asturias region, the Balearic Islands, near Madrid and in southeastern Alicante, the union said in a statement.
UGT said it was seeking to negotiate with Coca-Cola to head off the closures, and would launch strikes and demonstrations to press