Labor

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently upheld a $6.9 million jury verdict against Pabst Brewing Co. (“Pabst”) for compensatory and punitive damages stemming from on-the-job asbestos exposure. The case stemmed from a pipe steamfitter who developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure over a period of many years. The plaintiff,

Teamsters Union members who work for The Beverage Market, a West Virginia wholesaler whose lines inclose Miller, Coors, Red Bull and Modelo. The union said the company, which distributes to 30 West Virginia counties, is seeking financial concession related to wages, insurance and retirement. The union said the company is

Justin Vineyards and Wonderful Co. agreed to pay the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission $1.49 million to settle charges they allowed a class of female employees to be subjected to sexual harassment by male supervisors, co-workers and customers.

More than 25 workers at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits in Lakeland, Fla., overwhelmingly voted to join Teamsters Local 79. The sanitation, inventory control, salvage, and day yard trailer jockeys organized for increased wages, improved benefits, and job protections. These workers join their 270 warehouse colleagues at the

Breakthru Beverage Group is "rethinking" is structure " to better meet current and future business needs.” We have not been able to independently verify the fact of layoffs, nor have we been able to put a number to it. But Dave Infante verified CDO Tom Bene sent a