Thread: Tribune: Miller Brewing faces boycott over immigration

ALIPAC Note: Notice how this article does not give the boycott website, the primary organizations launching the boycott, or any details the reader would need to take action?

Miller Brewing faces boycott over immigration

Published September 6, 2006
The Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO -- Several groups that oppose illegal immigration, including the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and 9/11 Families for a Secure America, announced a boycott Tuesday against Miller Brewing Co. for financially supporting a Chicago organization that has organized marches backing illegal immigrants.

The groups want supporters to stop buying Miller products, divest themselves from company stock and lobby executives.

Miller faced another boycott earlier this year from immigration-reform groups, the opposing side of the debate. In response, the company has provided about $30,000 to the March 10 Committee, the Chicago group that organized marches supporting the legalization of illegal immigrants.

Miller released a statement that it would review requests for future grants to ensure that the company isn't indirectly funding or associating with groups that advocate for either side of the immigration debate.

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Anyone checked their stock today??

JohnB,

It was holding pretty good yesterday but they are in the middle of a merger that was holding them high. However, this boycott news hadn't hit yet. When does trading on the LSE end today?

Dixie

1. LSE closes in about 32 minutes

2. Stock price today is down, yes, I said DOWN about 1% (from 1067 approx. avg yesterday, to about 1057 at present)

...He,he,he...

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=LON%3ASAB

The News release is showing up everywhere!

Dixie

This one has real-time updates - LSE closes in 5 minutes;

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?d=t&s=SAB.L

(and they have the cool little graphic of price throughout the day <g>)

Down 1.03%

On the Chicago WLS news.....they only listed the Minutemen and the 9/11 group for secure borders. Nothing about any other group.

For those trying to TRACK THing....

SABMILLER (SAB.L) On Sep 7: 1,047.50 p 8.50 (0.80%) It closed down 8.50!

YES!!!!!!!!!!! I thought there might be a 24 hour lag time because it would take a while to circulate in Europe. We were posting in the daytime and they were notifications the following day. We are looking right on schedule.

Dixie