Dive summary:

• Teamsters protesting Republic Services' change in retirement plans protested at Georgia Tech, where Bill Gates, the primary owner of Republic, was speaking to students and facility.
• Protestors took major issue with the fact that Gates says he supports public health programs but is not helping workers in his company with their health and retirement programs.
• Protesters at the event distributed "Billy Bucks" that contained slogans such as:
  • "Starvation wages? Melinda and I have a charity for that!"
  • "I gave the CEO a $23 million death benefit; the workers get to die."
  • "Your Trash is Green to Me"
  • "Environmental destruction? We have a charity for that, too!"

From the press release:

Members of the Teamsters Union and Atlanta Jobs with Justice protested Bill Gates at Georgia Tech, where the billionaire addressed more than one thousand students and faculty. The protesters called attention to Republic Services' environmental destruction and mistreatment of employees. Gates is the primary owner of Republic Services, the second largest waste company in North America.

Two protesters displaying a banner that read "Republic/Allied: Don't Trash Our Communities" were forcefully removed from the event after attempting to ask Gates why he refuses to stop his attack on workers and their retirement security. Republic/Allied Waste workers in Atlanta are represented by Teamsters Local 728 in Atlanta, Ga. ...