AKRON, Ohio - Some workers at Akron's Coca-Cola distribution plant are striking this week after failed contract negotiations.

About 50 members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 24, stood outside the center Tuesday morning, at the corner of Triplett Boulevard and Glaser Parkway.

The picketers, in black Teamsters t-shirts, have been out since Monday after a Sunday vote to strike, one worker told cleveland.com. They work in shifts, carrying signs with phrases like, "Coca-Cola gave my job to a scab!!" and "Standing up for the middle class: Teamsters on strike, Coca-Cola unfair." The strikers got many honks of support from cars passing by.

Distribution truck drivers coming and going from the plant were greeted with shouts of "Scab!" and "I hope you dump your load!" from strikers on the street.

You can see more from the strike in the video above.

In early 2017, the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated - the largest independent bottler for Coca-Cola - took over the bottling and distribution plants in the Cleveland area, according to a news release. The bottling company is now responsible for negotiating contracts with the Teamsters at the distribution facility.

Local 24's Coca-Cola refreshments shop steward Glenn Wieland told cleveland.com that he and other strikers were told not to speak with the media about their protest. David Richards, the secretary-treasurer of Local 24, said, "We don't negotiate through the media."

Richards confirmed that the Teamsters' contract expired at the end of May, and negotiators have been working to get a new contract in place since then.

"We felt forced to take action," Richards said. ""If we don't get it resolved soon, we may go more public."

Brian Nick, a spokesman for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, sent a statement about the contract negotiations.

"We have been actively engaged in the negotiations process and are very early in the economic discussions," the statement reads. "It's disappointing the Union has chosen to take our teammates on a strike that we believe is in no one's best interest. Our commitment to our Akron teammates remains strong, as we strive to do what is best for all our teammates, their families, our customers, our partners and our Company."