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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:15 PM Jan 2015

I'm Boycotting Beer Sold in Cans and Here's Why You Should Too

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/marty-warren/crown-beer-cans_b_6507032.html

Crown Metal Packaging employees in Toronto, who make cans for all the major beer companies and many craft brewers, have entered the 17th month of a forced strike.

These 120 workers have endured a level of hardship and malice from their employer that they could not have anticipated nearly two years ago as they prepared to negotiate a new collective agreement.

U.S.-based Crown had just given its Toronto employees a corporate award for operating the most productive and safest plant in its North American manufacturing empire. Crown almost doubled its profits in 2012, results for which the corporation's CEO enjoyed a $12-million annual compensation package -- getting paid more for two days' work than his highly productive Toronto employees were earning over an entire year....

Crown forced its award-winning employees, including many long-serving and second- and third-generation workers, onto the horns of a dilemma. They could continue working and accept Crown's draconian demands, including a two-tier, low-wage workplace that would eradicate decent jobs for young people. Or, at great personal sacrifice, they could take to the picket line and stand up for the next generation.

Bottled is better anyway.

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I'm Boycotting Beer Sold in Cans and Here's Why You Should Too (Original Post) KamaAina Jan 2015 OP

Fine by me but keep the friggin bottles off the beach upaloopa Jan 2015 #1

Suggestion: Recycle bins at the beach KamaAina Jan 2015 #2

Does anyone have a list of beer companies who use Crown cans? dilby Jan 2015 #3

I agree. I like my Sam Adams in bottles. n/t iscooterliberally Jan 2015 #4

How about iPads and iPods nationalize the fed Jan 2015 #5

That's horrifying! HappyMe Jan 2015 #8

Beer in cans generally tastes like shit. nt. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #6

I Only Drink Bottled Beer ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #7

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

1. Fine by me but keep the friggin bottles off the beach

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:20 PM

Jan 2015

I do beach clean ups with a group a couple times a year. Each year the number of beer bottles seem to increase and the cans decrease. Also we are picking up more wine bottles. I think the beer bottles are from micro brews. I guess we are getting a better class of beach drinkers. Use to be just a bunch of Bud cans and such.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. Suggestion: Recycle bins at the beach

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:23 PM

Jan 2015

Of course, in most places, people aren't really supposed to be drinking beer on the beach anyway.

dilby

(2,273 posts)

3. Does anyone have a list of beer companies who use Crown cans?

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:23 PM

Jan 2015

I have a hard time boycotting everything that comes in a can because it could or could not be made by a company.

iscooterliberally

(2,863 posts)

4. I agree. I like my Sam Adams in bottles. n/t

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:27 PM

Jan 2015

nationalize the fed

(2,169 posts)

5. How about iPads and iPods

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:57 PM

Jan 2015

In December, BBC Panorama aired an expose about the workers that make those products. The US media doesn't have the courage or the honesty to do such a thing. Does Crown have suicide nets surrounding the building?

BBC Panorama secret filming inside Apple factory
Watch undercover filming at an Apple factory in Shanghai showing exhausted workers

The BBC's Panorama programme sent undercover reporters to Apple's Pegatron factories on the outskirts of Shanghai, where it claims to have uncovered poor treatment of workers and a breach of standards on workers' hours.

The BBC report, broadcast on Thursday, alleged that workers fell asleep during 12 hour shifts on the iPhone 6 production line and were made to work 18 days in a row after repeatedly being denied requests for a day off...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11303772/BBC-Panorama-secret-filming-inside-Apple-factory.html

Published on Dec 18, 2014

A BBC investigation for Panorama has exposed poor working conditions at factories making Apple products in China. The undercover team secretly filmed the iPhone production line and found Apple’s promises to protect workers were routinely broken. One undercover reporter – making parts for Apple computers – had to work eighteen days without a day off. Other workers were filmed falling asleep. Apple say they will investigate any concerns brought to them. Richard Bilton reports.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

8. That's horrifying!

Reply to nationalize the fed (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 04:03 PM

Jan 2015

But people won't boycott because they want the new toys.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

6. Beer in cans generally tastes like shit. nt.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:57 PM

Jan 2015

ProfessorGAC

(65,182 posts)

7. I Only Drink Bottled Beer

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 04:00 PM

Jan 2015

So, at least i don't have to switch. Interesting find, KA.

There used to be a Crown Packaging on the south side of Chicago. I forget exactly where. Might still be there.

A guy i hung around with 30 or 40 years ago worked for them in their mainframe group.

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