Coca-Cola Europacific Partners staff in Germany could walk out again amid a dispute over pay, union officials have warned.
Industrial action has been held this week at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) sites across Germany and the NGG union said more strikes may be held.
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Employees at seven CCEP facilities stopped work in opposition to a pay offer put forward by the Coca-Cola bottler.
NGG and CCEP are set to hold talks on 10 November but the union has warned more action could take place before the start of discussions.
“Further industrial action may be taken as part of the collective bargaining negotiations but no dates have been set yet,” Björn Bauer, an NGG managing director, said.
Among the union’s demands is a 5% pay rise from 1 September and an increase in allowances given for training.
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By GlobalDataDuring the first round of negotiations last month, CCEP tabled a 1.5% increase for 2026. The company said the offer was “economically viable … and takes into account the current challenging economic situation and the high pay agreements already concluded in recent years”.
NGG has described the offer as “meagre”.
CCEP, which has 13 production plants in Germany, said it had “supported its workforce during the period of high inflation between 2021 and 2023 with an inflation bonus of €3,000” ($3,500) and had increased wages “by a total of €670 per month since 2023”.
“In the recent years of success, we have recognised the achievements of our workforce with high wage settlements. We bear these higher personnel costs on a permanent basis – in successful years as well as in economically challenging times such as these, which are characterised by consumer caution and further rising costs,” Kathrin Flohr, MD for people and culture at CCEP in Germany, said.
“We have therefore deliberately designed our offer to take into account both the current challenging economic situation and the high wage settlements already achieved in recent years.”
In July, CCEP announced plans to close a line at its Bad Neuenahr factory in Germany, with more than 20 jobs at risk.
In January, the company said it would invest around €150m in its operations in Germany, with most of the funding being injected into its facility in Halle.
