A-B Dodges Strike, Now What?

Dear Client: Blue Cloud exiting distribution, Dave Burwick's retirement, Molson Coors ongoing strike in Fort Worth, Boston Beer's and AB Inbev's earnings -- it was a busy week.  So perhaps the eleventh-hour tentative agreement that Anheuser-Busch reached with the Teamsters, representing 5,000 workers at all 12 of their breweries, didn't get the attention it deserved [see BBD 02-28-2024]. The five-year deal, subject to ratification by members this week, would include a wage increase of $8 an hour, including an immediate