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and Fort Worth, Texas, have ratified new, three-year contracts. The agreements cover more than 900 employeesw at the two breweries and provide wage and pension increaseds over the course ofthe contracts. “Our memberse overwhelmingly ratified these contracts at MillerCoore because they provide stability fortheir families,” said Jack director of the Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drink Workersa Conference, which represents workers at the breweries. “Forr the next three years, our members at MillerCoors know that theirf wages and pension benefits will which is saying a lotin today’s economy.
” The contracta call for no health care cost increases for workerw in the first year of the contract and only minore increases for the second and thir d years, according to the union. The new deal also guaranteex that employees who have retired or who will retire during the course ofthe three-year contractws won’t be required to pay health care “We value all generations of our members, so we made sure that there were improvements for both active members at MillerCoors and the retiree who had paved the way before with their long yeare of service,” Cipriani The Teamsters union represents 1,200 MillerCoors workersa nationwide.
The union also represents workers at the MillerCoors breweruin Irwindale, Calif. Negotiationz for a new contract covering employees at the planf areunder way. MillerCoors is a jointf venture between MillerBrewing Co., Milwaukee, and Coorsw Brewing Co., Golden, Colo., that launched in July 2008. MillerCoorsd operates a major brewery and regional officeon Milwaukee’s west side. Workers at the Milwauker brewery are represented by Brewerhy Workers Local 9 of the United AutoWorkersa union.