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Major layoffs hit Coca-Cola workers amid plant shutdowns. Coca-Cola is closing five production and distribution sites across the U.S., a move that will leave nearly 900 workers without jobs and mark one of the company’s largest waves of domestic layoffs in recent memory.
The closures span California, Florida, and Massachusetts, impacting everything from long-running bottling facilities to regional distribution hubs. In each case, the company says it’s part of a broader shift: streamlining operations, leaning into automation, and outsourcing parts of its supply chain to external bottlers.
But the real cost is human. American Canyon, California, 135 jobs vanished when a massive 350,000-square-foot facility shut down at the end of June. A similar story is playing out in Salinas, where 81 more will be out of work by August. Florida already saw its Dunedin plant go dark in May—200 employees affected there. And earlier this year, Modesto lost a bottling center, along with 101 jobs. The biggest hit may still be coming: in Northampton, Massachusetts, 319 positions hang in limbo as the plant there inches closer to a long-delayed closure. Altogether, the toll is close to 900 jobs. (Read More)
