The Teamsters are on strike against Coca-Cola and it's another case of health care costs driving the conflict. Teamsters spokesman Galen Munroe:

[Galen Munroe 1] : "We're out here in L.A. right now and we have about 1750 workers out on picket lines to protest Coke and Coke not offering an affordable health care plan."

The Teamsters are striking Coke bottling and distribution facilities in Hartford, Connecticut and in the Los Angeles area. As an example of what Coke is willing to do for executives, the Teamsters say former CEO Summerfield Johnston last year got health care coverage for life for himself and his family on top of a $600,000 per year consulting contract.

[Munroe 2] : "We want to make sure that Coke is aware that we would rather see the working man get an affordable health care plan rather than them give million dollar severance packages to their executives."