Texas Molson Coors brewery workers prepare to strike, potentially impacting several major beverage brands
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Unionized Fort Worth Molson Coors brewery workers authorized a strike on Sunday, according to a local report.
If approved by Teamsters Local 997 national leaders, 420 workers will walk off the job, WFAA reported.
«We're working to get back some respect in the workplace,» chapter treasurer Rick Miedema told the TV station Sunday. «The company has made record profits over the last several years, and it's time to give back the dignity and respect to the workers.»
The union is seeking pay raises, improved health care and retirement benefits for the hundreds of workers who make, package and warehouse Molson Coors brews while maintaining the brewery, a press release on Friday stated.
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The Fort Worth Molson Coors brewery in Texas that would be impacted by the strike. (Google Maps / Google Maps)
«Molson Coors negotiators have wasted time on insulting proposals and regressive offers despite having months to reach a fair three-year agreement,» the press release stated. It added that products coming out of the brewery include Topo Chico, Simply Pabst, Yuengling and other major beverage brands.
Molson Coors' Fort Worth brewery opened in 1969, according to the company's website. It became the «Home of Miller Lite» in 1975. A fact sheet says 520 employees work there for an average wage of $36 an hour, and 8.2 million barrels of beverages come out of the facility annually.
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Yuengling production is said to be impacted should the Fort Worth brewery workers go on strike. (Lindsey Shuey/Republican-Herald via AP / AP Newsroom)
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