Article: COORS BEER BOYCOTT IN BOSTON AREA ENDS

The boycott against Coors beer in the Boston area effectively ended yesterday when organizers announced a new Coors corporate policy prohibiting discrimination against potential employees because of race, sexual preference, age, handicap and other factors.

A national boycott against Coors products ended in August after the company reached an agreement with the AFL-CIO to allow union recruiters into their plant.

But Boston District City Councilor David M. Scondras (Back Bay-Beacon Hill- Fenway-Mission Hill), who was instrumental in negotiating the nondiscrimination policy with Coors, members of a local union and black community leaders continued the boycott in the Boston area because ...

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