After an electrician at Molson Coors shot and killed five of his coworkers and himself last February, several employees at Milwaukee’s iconic brewery spoke up.
They told news outlets about racism they’d experienced on the job, and supervisors who didn’t seem to take meaningful action against it.
The Milwaukee Police Department said its investigation found racism likely was not the main motive of the gunman Anthony Ferrill, who was Black. He had been exhibiting paranoia and erratic behavior for about three years before the shooting.
But as reports of a racist workplace climate surfaced including that a noose was placed on or in Ferrill’s locker five years prior Molson Coors leadership acknowledged they had “more work to do.”
By Logan Rude
Feb 26, 2021 4:08 PM
MILWAUKEE Friday marks one year since the mass shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee. Six people, including the gunman, died that day.
Hundreds of pages of police reports still leave one question unanswered: Why did this tragedy happen?
Witnesses and families interviewed by police said they don’t understand why the gunman killed his co-workers that day. One witness said he had some sort of issue with another one of the victims, but didn’t know what. Another said racist incidents may have played a part.
In the wake of the shooting, the company has taken time to address how it deals with incidents of racism. Molson Coors Community Affairs Director Tami Garrison said the company is working to make all employees feel welcomed.
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Friday marks one year since a gunman opened fire and killed five co-workers at the Miller brewery in Milwaukee.The victims were Dale Hudson, Gennady Levshetz, Jesus Valle Jr., Trevor Wetselaar and Dana Walk.It s a loss their families are still feeling today.Janet Wetselaar lost her son Trevor, a powerhouse operator at Molson Coors and Navy veteran who worked on a nuclear submarine. Our entire family has been devastated, and every day and night is filled with extreme misery and sadness, she told WISN 12. It has been a very difficult year for the family without Dale and our hearts are slowly healing, Hudson s widow, Kathleen Hudson, said.For these families, time has not yet healed their deep wounds. The beermaker and its staff are still healing, too. Our employees have been incredibly resilient. I think they ve taken comfort speaking with one another, speaking with counselors. They ve shown an incredible amount of grit and determination to recover from this, Molson Coors commun
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Molson Coors gives employees day off, will temporarily pause brewery operations early on anniversary of mass shooting
MILWAUKEE- Employees at Molson Coors’ Milwaukee brewing facility will have the option to take the entire day off Friday on what will be the first anniversary of a mass shooting in which five employees were killed by a former co-worker.
Those employees are Jesus Valle Jr., 33, Gennady “Gene” Levshetz, 61, Trevor Wetselaar, 33, Dana Walk, 57, Dale Hudson, 60.
“It turned our whole world upside down and it was a difficult day for us,” Molson Coors public affairs director Tami Garrison tells WTMJ. “Through it all we’ve made sure we are providing the support and resources for employees and giving them what they need to grieve in a way that they feel significant and important.”