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TEAMSTERS' BOYCOTT PRESSURE FORCES MOLSON COORS BACK TO BARGAINING TABLE
Facing a nationwide boycott and the 40th day of an ongoing strike at its Fort Worth brewery, Molson Coors returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday morning. Brewery workers continue to hold the strike line while the Teamsters negotiating committee meets with Molson Coors and a federal mediator to demand a strong agreement.
“Texas Teamsters are on the picket line day and night. We are proving to Molson Coors how serious we are about a fair, decent, respectable contract. We will withhold our labor and boycott this company until workers get an agreement that is worthy of their hard work and sacrifices,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Our members not only make the beer — they make these greedy Molson Coors executives obscenely rich. It’s time the workers who make this company wildly successful see their fair share of the profits.”
“Molson Coors put itself on strike when they took our members for granted and refused to reach a fair agreement. In the past 40 days, Molson Coors has not only witnessed the unity of our members on the picket line, but a nationwide boycott of their products. Now that this company has come back to the negotiating table, we expect a contract that values working people or we will fight for as long as it takes to ultimately get it,” said Jeff Padellaro, Director of the Teamsters Brewery, Bakery, and Soft Drink Conference.
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Facing a nationwide boycott and the 40th day of an ongoing strike at its Fort Worth brewery, Molson Coors returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday morning. Brewery workers continue to hold the strike line while the Teamsters negotiating committee meets with Molson Coors and a federal mediator to demand a strong agreement.
“Texas Teamsters are on the picket line day and night. We are proving to Molson Coors how serious we are about a fair, decent, respectable contract. We will withhold our labor and boycott this company until workers get an agreement that is worthy of their hard work and sacrifices,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Our members not only make the beer — they make these greedy Molson Coors executives obscenely rich. It’s time the workers who make this company wildly successful see their fair share of the profits.”
“Molson Coors put itself on strike when they took our members for granted and refused to reach a fair agreement. In the past 40 days, Molson Coors has not only witnessed the unity of our members on the picket line, but a nationwide boycott of their products. Now that this company has come back to the negotiating table, we expect a contract that values working people or we will fight for as long as it takes to ultimately get it,” said Jeff Padellaro, Director of the Teamsters Brewery, Bakery, and Soft Drink Conference.
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