Posts tagged Brewery
Molson Coors reaches agreement with workers on new contract, ending months-long strike
May 24, 2024 // The Fort Worth brewery, located at 7001 South Freeway, opened in 1969 and became the home of Miller Lite in 1975. According to the Molson Coors website, 520 employees work at the Fort Worth brewery. Molson Coors is among the largest beverage companies in the world, and products produced at the Fort Worth site include Miller Lite, Coors Light, Yuengling, PBR and Topo Chico.
Ramping up pressure: Molson Coors strikers slow traffic at Fort Worth facility
March 15, 2024 // The union behind workers striking at Fort Worth’s Molson-Coors brewery said they started stalling vehicles from entering the campus this week, resulting in traffic delays on South Freeway. Rick Miedema, secretary and treasurer for Teamsters Local 997, said they hope it increases the pressure on the company to meet their demands. “Molson Coors refuses to go to the table with us... All that’s hurting here now is the public because every day we’re shutting this freeway down with the amount of traffic out here,” Miedema said.
Molson Coors continues making beer at striking plant
February 26, 2024 //
‘Honk For Beer:’ Molson Coors Workers Take Strike Into Third Day About 420 workers walked out on Saturday morning after negotiations on a new labor contract, taking place amid the company’s record profits, stalled.
February 21, 2024 // Picketers held signs reading “Honk For Beer.” Many on the heavily traveled northbound lanes of Interstate 35W happily obliged. Another sign read, “No Justice, No Beer.” An inflatable rat, on loan from another local Teamsters outfit, rose above the gathering. The implication was clear to an observer.
‘We’re digging in for a while’: Leinenkugel’s strike enters second month
August 16, 2023 //
Widmer Brothers Brewing Workers Vote to Unionize
February 13, 2023 //