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...South Side of Chicago, Patrick attended high school at the Milton Academy in Milton, Mass., on a scholarship, and he became the first in his family to attend college. After graduating from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Patrick went on to hold high-level corporate posts at Coca-Cola and Texaco after his Clinton administration stint...
Millions of people around the world find Coca-Cola to be enticingly sweet, but the University of Michigan’s recent behavior in dealing with Coke should leave a sickeningly bitter taste in the mouths of more responsible institutions. Two groups, Corporate Accountability International and the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke have accused the company of complicity in the deaths of eight union leaders and the continuing harassment of union workers in Colombia. According to the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, which is run by the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) and the Colombian labor union SINALTRAINAL, among other...
...contract suspensions drew praise from Ryan Bates, a Michigan senior and member of SOLE, but he added that the student coalition wants the suspensions to be permanent. Bates also said that the university should not resume business with Coca-Cola even if the company does agree to an audit...
...university should not renew its contracts with Coca-Cola until the [Colombian] unions’ and the [Indian] farmers’ demands are satisfied,” he said. “Our demands are not for an investigation...
According to Bates, the unions demand restitution from Coca-Cola for the families of union leaders allegedly murdered as a result of engaging in labor activism. They have also called for a public commitment from Coca-Cola not to work with paramilitary forces in Colombia, while the Indian farmers want the company’s plant closed down and restitution for any long-term health effects...