Molson Coors Workers Go on Strike in Texas, Anheuser-Busch Employees Hold Practice Picket in Florida

Published on February 20, 2024

Members of the Teamsters union went on strike on Feb. 17 at the Molson Coors facility in Fort Worth, Texas, following months of failed negotiations over a new three-year contract. Negotiations over the new three-year contract for 420 workers who make, package, and warehouse the company’s beer and beverage brands—including Coors Light, Topo Chico, Simply, Pabst, and Yuengling, among others—initially began in November. In a press release announcing the strike, the Teamsters said workers were forced to walk off the job due to the company’s “disgusting pay package and complete unwillingness to reach a fair agreement with workers.” The strike shuts down production at the only brewery that services the entire western region of the United States with major Molson Coors products....

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