Last Call for Free Beer
Among the many folks screwed over by the recession, retired Molson employees lost out on the free beer allotment that was part of their pension. Retirees of the Canadian brewer who were accustomed to receiving six dozen bottles a month are being forced to stomach a mere dozen bottles of month, and in five years, they'll have to pay for every ounce of beer they drink. Current Molson workers saw their beer allotment dropped from 72 dozen to 52 free dozen a year.
Quote from somebody affected: “I think with the economic downturn they're trying to take advantage of us, as a way to cut retirees' benefits and justify it.”