http://www.ajc.com/business/updated-teamsters-fall-short-669194.htmlBy Jeremiah McWilliams
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After more than a year of campaigning, the Teamsters union fell short Thursday in elections at three Atlanta-area facilities formerly run by bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises. The elections were to decide whether about 330 local employees would be represented by the international union, and were conducted less than a week after Coca-Cola took over the bottling operations.
The union did not receive a majority of valid votes cast in elections in Marietta, College Park and a small warehouse near Six Flags, according to the Atlanta office of the National Labor Relations Board. In the Marietta and College Park vote, the union received 117 votes out of 303 cast. At the small warehouse, it received 5 votes out of 11.
The NLRB said objections or unfair labor practice charges related to the elections may be filed. Until the regional office issues certifications, the results of the elections are not final. Ben Speight, organizing director at Teamsters Local 728, said the union would file a series of new unfair labor practice charges.