date:Jan 29, 2013
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Current employment at the plant stands at about 400. It had been more than 800 in the 1990s.
This is the first significant bump (in employment) we've seen in five years, said Steve Richmond, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 1149, which represents about 90 percent of the brewery's work force. It's been dropping a little each year for the past five years.
The new technicians, who will be represented by the union, will make about $30 per hour, Richmond said. They must demonstrate techni