Lohr dispute heats up as strikers lose jobs:
A labor dispute at St. Louis city beer wholesaler Lohr Distributing Co. has turned uglier after Lohr told strikers that they’ve lost their jobs to permanent replacement workers.
The move complicates any settlement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents the drivers. They’ve been on strike for nearly five months.
Maybe a couple more instances like this will help fatcat union leaders remember that their slush funds are fatter when they manage to keep their union members employed, and perhaps some concessions might be necessary in that effort. A good job is a good job, and apparently Lohr like Northwest Airlines before it, didn’t have any trouble filling those jobs for lesser terms.
