Teamsters Approve New Contracts at MillerCoors Breweries

Workers in N.C., Texas to Receive Wage, Pension Increases

WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters at MillerCoors
breweries in Eden, N.C., and Fort Worth, Texas, have ratified new, three-year
contracts. The agreements cover more than 900 employees at the two breweries
and provide wage and pension increases over the three-year contracts.

"Our members overwhelmingly ratified these contracts at MillerCoors because
they provide stability for their families," said Jack Cipriani, Director of
the Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference and International Vice
President. "For the next three years, our members at MillerCoors know that
their wages and pension benefits will increase, which is saying a lot in
today's economy." The contracts were approved Saturday.

During negotiations, which occurred simultaneously, MillerCoors management
attempted to persuade the Teamster bargaining teams to accept higher
healthcare co-pays. However, because of coordination between Teamster
negotiators at the two breweries, there will be no health care cost increase
the first year and only minor increases for the second and third years.

Since the Teamsters Union also sets retiree health care as a priority, the
bargaining committees made certain that their coverage remained free. There
will continue to be no premiums for retirees who have retired or who will
retire through the end of the three-year contracts.

"We value all generations of our members," Cipriani said. "So, we made sure
that there were improvements for both active members at MillerCoors and the
retirees who had paved the way before with their long years of service."

The Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference represents 1,200
MillerCoors workers nationwide. The third and final contract, for the
MillerCoors plant in Irwindale, Calif., is currently being negotiated.

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Galen Munroe of Teamsters, +1-202-624-6904, gmunroe@teamster.org