Labor wary of Miller-Coors merger plan

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=672951

By JOEL DRESANG
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Posted: Oct. 9, 2007

Tom Schloesser said he was stunned to learn about the proposed combination of SABMiller and Molson Coors.

"Right now, I'm just numb about it. I can't tell if that's good or not," Schloesser said Tuesday outside Miller's visitor center and gift shop. He was on his lunch break, a Miller work shirt on his back and a Miller cap on his head.

Schloesser, 59, was a machinist at Pabst Brewing Co. when it closed in 1996, leaving Miller as the last big Milwaukee beer-maker.

He liked the industry so much that he even considered leaving Milwaukee for work. He applied for a job at Colorado-based Coors. Instead, he found another job here, and then, eight years ago, Miller called him.

"I thought this would be my premier job. I turned down Harley to come here," Schloesser said.

News of the Miller-Coors merger and talk around the office left Schloesser with one clear impression.

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[Deja Q]

1. I thought competition is what kept prices lower...

[sellitman]

2. I am at a loss.

I never drink Anheuser Busch Beer because the company supports the Conservatives

I never ever drink Coors because of the same reason and worse.

I have been drinking Miller consistantly though and now what?

A regional? They are usually expensive.
An import? They are the same.

And what of all the jobs lost?

I won't :beer: to this merger. That's for sure.