'Woke-a-Cola': Coke CEO becomes first target in activist shareholder's busy week

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Activist shareholder group the National Legal and Policy Center is presenting a flurry of resolutions to corporate boards this week. Their first target was Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey.

In his latest 'My Take,' FOX Business' Stuart Varney says those who poured scorn on America are in retreat as wokeism is being ridiculed.is slated to speak to the boards of several major U.S. corporations this week, pushing a flurry of resolutions the group has proposed in an effort to persuade the companies to stay out of politics.

In a presentation at Coke's annual shareholder meeting Tuesday morning, NLPC's Corporate Integrity Project director, Paul Chesser, argued that Quincey's "leadership has earned the company the mocking nickname, ‘Woke-a-Cola.

A Coca-Cola billboard is shown over left field at SunTrust Park during a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves in Atlanta.

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