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Jim Beam employees represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 111D voted to reject the whiskey maker’s contract yesterday evening and are preparing to strike. In a 201-19 decision, strikes were approved at distilleries in both Clermont and Boston. The decision shocked company executives, as the new contract includes wage increases and the elimination of the two-tiered wage system for most of the company’s employees. The Beam employees’ contract expires this Friday.