A-B / Teamsters Reach Tentative Deal

March 24, 2014Dear Client: "After months of productive bargaining," A-B and the Teamsters Union announced over the weekend that they have "reached an agreement for a new five year contract covering Teamster-represented employees at the 12 U.S. breweries." The agreement is subject to the ratification of the members. Both sides are now "focused on finalizing contract language." The negotiations so far have been very quiet on both sides, we note, so this outcome is not completely a surprise. There has