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and Fort Worth, Texas, have ratifiedx new, three-year contracts. The agreements cover more than 900 employeex at the two breweries and provide wage and pension increases over the coursde ofthe contracts. “Our members overwhelmingly ratified these contractse at MillerCoors because they provide stability fortheir families,” said Jack Cipriani, directofr of the Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drink Workers which represents workers at the breweries.
“For the next three our members at MillerCoorsa know that their wages and pension benefitsawill increase, which is saying a lot in today’s The contracts call for no health care cost increases for workerxs in the first year of the contract and only minor increasesw for the second and third according to the union. The new deal also guarantees that employeex who have retired or who will retire duringh the course ofthe three-year contracts won’t be required to pay healthj care premiums.
“We value all generationa of our members, so we made sure that there were improvementsw for both active members at MillerCoors and the retireesw who had paved the way before with their long years of Cipriani said. The Teamsters union represents 1,200 MillerCoords workers nationwide. The union also represents workerds at the MillerCoors breweryin Irwindale, Calif. Negotiationse for a new contract covering employees at the plant areunder way. MillerCoorw is a joint venture between MillerBrewing Co., Milwaukee, and Coors Brewinb Co., Golden, Colo., that launched in July 2008. MillerCoorzs operates a major brewery and regionao officeon Milwaukee’s west side.
Workers at the Milwaukese brewery are represented by Breweryu Workers Local 9 of the United AutoWorkerzs union.