What Coca-Cola Did to Stop the Union from Coming In [Paperback]

Jeffrey Wright (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1434901033 | ISBN-13: 978-1434901033 | Publication Date: August 28, 2009

How far will a company go to protect its own interest? Jeffrey Wright knows. In an attempt to crush union support in the workplace, Wright's employer offered him monetary compensation and continued employment - if he would persuade his coworkers to vote out the union. With honesty and integrity, Wright took on his employer and filed criminal charges against them with the FBI indicting two top executives. This is one man's story about risking everything in the name of justice.

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About the Author

Raised in Columbus, Georgia, by a single mother, Ms. Arula Wright. He was the fifth child of six. At the age nineteen, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides with his wife and two children. His objective while writing this novel was to share knowledge with people about corporate misuse and describe to the reader the difference between the facts of corporate misconduct as opposed to the prestigious advertising companies use to promote themselves. He hopes that this book will provide readers with insight in the extremes in which companies will go through to defeat all endeavors to enforce a union. All situations in this book are true.

This is a true story about me and a personal experience I encountered.

Product Details

• Paperback: 46 pages
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. (August 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434901033
• ISBN-13: 978-1434901033
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,773,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeffrey Wright, is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. He was born and raised in Columbus, GA. Wright is the owner of his own business located in Atlanta, GA. Twice a year Wright hosts and organizes a back to school and Christmas toy drive in his hometown of Columbus, GA. This is his way of giving back to his community and inspiring the young people to acheive their dreams. Wright's book titled "WHAT COCA-COLA DID TO STOP THE UNION FROM COMING IN" is based off of a personal experience that he encountered while being employed with the bottling company for more than 8 1/2 years. He writes about the misuse and misconduct COCA-COLA went through to sabbatoge all efforts of inplementing a Union. Wright hopes that after you read his novel that you will have awareness, insight, and understanding of the tatics that companies use to distract you from trying to obtain better working conditions, guaranteed wages and health benefits. To learn more about Wright and his novel please visit www.jeffreywrightbook.com.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A very quick read., August 31, 2011

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David E. McClendon "Business Consultant" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Coca-Cola Did to Stop the Union from Coming In (Paperback)

When I saw this book, published by Dorrance Publishing Company Inc., I was excited to request it from them for a review. I am an MBA student and somewhat of an amateur business historian. The title of this book indicated to me that it would be a very exciting book to read. I was disappointed.

If you are looking for a book you can read in about 20 minutes, this is the one. It is a very quick read and it is an interesting story. The problem is it is short on details. The author does write in an interesting style and is clear and, for the most part, concise with the story.

The author was working for Coca-Cola at one location when the workers voted to go union. The author indicates that twenty-two people were fired after the location went union, but he fails to name even one of them as proof that this did, in fact, happen. The author states that the firings stopped after the location voted to go non-union again. The author states that the company lied to the employees to get them to vote out the union, but does not give one example of what was promised and not delivered.

Later, the author is relocated to another Coca-Cola location and learns that the new location is planning to vote union. He states he is given money by the president of human resources to help sway the vote to go non-union. Our author accepts this money and photographs it. Later in the book we learn that Jeffrey Wright, the author, spent most of the money, but had enough left to hire himself an attorney. How honest is it to accept and spend a bribe? It seems that the author only went to the authorities after going to Coca-Cola and discussing it with the corporate office. It would seem like Mr. Wright only turned over his "evidence" after he did not get what he wanted from Coca-Cola.

This is an interesting story and would probably make a good chapter in a book about alleged corporate corruption. There is not enough information in this book to make a substantial book.




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