Labor

Miller Coors Beverage Co. ranked 402  and Republic National Distributing Co. ranked 410 on Forbes Best Large Employers list which was released on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The ranking is based on a survey of about 45,000 workers at American companies and institutions with 5,000 or more employees. Participants

Drivers and warehouse workers at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits distribution facility in Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, voted to join Teamsters Local 745. There are 250 workers in the bargaining unit. The Teamsters Brewery, Bakery & Soft Drink Conference negotiated a card-check agreement with the

Workers at Widmer Brothers Brewing voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 162. The 54 newly organized Teamsters work in brewing, packaging, microbiology, and quality assurance. "It is wonderful to see these workers coming together to exercise their rights," said Mark Davison, Teamsters Western Region Vice President and President

E&J Gallo will lay off 355 California employees and close its in-house distribution operations. The move follows the announcement two weeks ago that Rpublic National Distributing Co. will handle distribution to chain retailers in California, effective March 1.  In September RNDC began distributing to independent retail and liquor