April 24,
2006: Boycott Yuengling Beer Products
From Daniel Grace, Secretary-Treasurer,
Teamsters Local 830The
Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters has
announced that it supports Teamsters
Local 830 in its efforts to protect its
members' jobs and officially endorses
Local 830's boycott of Yuengling
products.
UPDATED 4/24/06:
Read the official Resolution here.
SITUATION:
On March 9, 2006, D.G. Yuengling &
Son withdrew union recognition,
declaring it would no longer continue
negotiating with Teamsters Local 830
Mgmt. Yet, the contract between
Teamsters Local No. 830 and D.G.
Yuengling & Son did not expire until
March 31, 2006. By these actions D.G.
Yuengling & Son is jeopardizing the
working standards, conditions and
livelihoods of many hard-working Local
830 workers whose efforts and dedication
have helped this local company achieve
the national acclaim and success they
now enjoy.
Several attempts by Local 830
management to resume good faith
negotiations in hopes of coming to a
fair and amicable agreement have been
spurned by the beverage manufacturer.
Local 830 has filed charges with the
National Labor Relations Board, which
are pending.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
1) In support of those local 830
workers whose livelihoods are now in
jeopardy because of this very serious
situation, the Pennsylvania Conference
of Teamsters is urging Philadelphia area
union members, their families and
supporters, as well as local tavern
owners and liquor licensed
establishments and all those who
patronize these establishments, NOT
TO PURCHASE the following Yuengling
brands until further notice:
Yuengling Premium Beer, Yuengling Light,
Lord Chesterfield Ale, Dark Brewed
Porter, Traditional Lager, Light Lager,
and Original Black & Tan.
2) Local 830 urges you to contact
D.G. Yuengling & Son at the address
and/or phone number below and
express your support for the workers of
Teamsters Local 830. Let them know you
will not purchase or consume their
products until they resume good faith
negotiations with the Local, recognize
the union, and demonstrate their
willingness to maintain fair working
conditions, wages and standards.
Yuengling Brewery
5th & Mahantongo Streets
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 622-4141
Additional information is available
on the company web site at
http://www.yuengling.com/contact.htm.
3) SPREAD THE WORD about this
situation to your fellow union members,
family, friends, local taverns and
liquor establishments, etc. and ask them
to boycott Yuengling products and
support Local 830 as well.
We thank you very much for your
support!
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UNION LABEL BOYCOTT LIST-AFL-CIO
S E P T E M
B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 0 5
BUILDING MATERIALS &
TOOLS
JET EQUIPMENT & TOOLS, INC.
Auburn, Wash., distributor of “JET” brand metal- and
woodworking
power and hand tools for home and commercial use
>International Brotherhood of
Teamsters
ENTERTAINMENT &
RECREATION
BIG LEAGUE THEATRICALS ROAD COMPANY
Performing “Miss Saigon”
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Actors’ Equity Assn./American Federation of Musicians
ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK
Satellite Television Service
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FOOD & BEVERAGES
ALGOOD FOODS
Reeses Peanut Butter
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Arizona Biltmore Resort (KSL);
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Hyatt Regency;
Los Angeles:
New Otani Hotel &
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Palm Springs:
La Quinta Resort & Club (KSL), PGA
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San Diego:
Sheraton Hotel & Marina, Westin Horton Plaza;
San Francisco:
Ana Hotel (Argent); Fairmont, Four Seasons,
Grand Hyatt Union Square, Holiday Inn Civic Center,
Holiday
Inn Express, Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf, Holiday Inn
Union
Square, Hilton, Hyatt Regency, Omni Hotel, Sheraton
Palace,
Westin St. Francis Hotel (Saint);
Santa Clara:
Westin
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Waterbury:
Four Points by Sheraton
FLORIDA
Miami:
Hyatt Regency, Hotel InterContinental;
Lake Buena Vista:
Best Western-Grosvenor
Resort (Located at Disney World, but separately
owned and operated)
GEORGIA
Atlanta:
Indigo Atlanta, InterContinental Buckhead,
Westin Peachtree;
Lake Lanier:
Emerald Pointe (KSL)
HAWAII
Kahuku:
Turtle Bay Resort (Owned by Oaktree Capital
Management, LLC, Managed by Benchmark Hospitality)
ILLINOIS
Chicago:
InterContinental
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston:
Hyatt Regency Boston Financial,
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis:
Grand Hotel Minneapolis (Owned and operated
by the Wirth Companies)
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Buffalo:
Adam’s Mark Hotel
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Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers
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Magna, Monarch, More, Now, Salem, Sterling, Vantage,
and Winston; plus all Moonlight Tobacco products
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Provides security guards in private office buildings,
industrial
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Striking Members Rally
Outside of Pittsburgh Parking Authority
Union Fights for Benefits, Wage Increases
IBT PRESS RELEASE October 26, 2005
Hundreds of union members converged
on the Pittsburgh Parking Authority headquarters today
to protest the city agency's refusal to come to the
bargaining table with a reasonable health care
option. The rally marks the 11th week the parking
employees have been on strike—a strike that affects
nearly 40,000 parking spaces in the city.
"We are fighting for a good contract
for all of our members," said Charlie Byrnes,
Secretary-Treasurer of Local 926. "We've worked hard to
make the city of Pittsburgh a vibrant place to visit and
conduct business. The Parking Authority, Alco, and
others need to respect our work by putting forward a
contract proposal we can take to our members."
Striking workers chanted "This garage
is full of injustice and greed," and prevented cars from
entering the parking authority's lot, located adjacent
to the Parking Authority's downtown headquarters. The
Teamsters were joined by members of the Service
Employees International Union, the Laborers Union and
other supporters. A dozen police officers were on the
scene during the peaceful protest and arrested 14 union
members and officials, including Byrnes.
Since the strike at city lots began
in August, visitors and commuters have been patronizing
other parking facilities. Service at the struck lots has
also been poor, as management has locked restrooms
because they don't have personnel to service them—a job
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New Jersey Teamsters Approve
New Pepsi Contract
Workers Will Pay Lower Co-Pay for Health Insurance
IBT Press Release September 20,
2005
Teamsters who bottle and deliver
Pepsi-Cola products in southern New Jersey ratified a
new four-year contract on September 16. The 300 workers,
who are represented by Local 830 in Philadelphia, had
been on strike since August 13.
“This new agreement is an improvement over the last
one,” said Dan Grace, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 830.
“We fought off the company’s attempt to force our
members to pay a high cost for their health care
coverage, plus we won an increase in wages and
additional contributions to the pension program.”
Local 830 represents the warehouse workers, production
and bottling employees and delivery drivers at the
Pepsi-Cola National Brand Beverages plant in Pennsauken,
New Jersey. These members are part of the Teamsters
Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference, which has
more than 15,000 workers at soft drink and beer bottling
and production plants nationwide.
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AP: As Union Nears
Win, Wal-Mart Closes Store
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February 10, 2005 |
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NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores
Inc. says it will close one of its Canadian
stores, just as some 200 workers at the location
are near winning the first-ever union contract
from the world's largest retailer.
Wal-Mart said it was
shuttering the store in Jonquiere, Quebec, in
response to unreasonable demands from union
negotiators that would make it impossible for
the store to sustain itself.
"We were hoping it wouldn't
come to this," Andrew Pelletier, a spokesman for
Wal-Mart Canada, said Wednesday. "Despite nine
days of meetings over three months, we've been
unable to reach an agreement with the union that
in our view will allow the store to operate
efficiently and profitably."
Pelletier said the store will
close in May. The retailer had first discussed
closing the Jonquiere store last October, saying
the store was losing money.
The United Food & Commercial
Workers Canada asked Quebec labor officials to
appoint a mediator last week, saying
negotiations with Wal-Mart had reached an
impasse.
Union leaders dismissed
Wal-Mart's reasons for closing the store and
promised to fight the move.
"Wal-Mart has fired these
workers not because the store was losing money
but because the workers exercised their right to
join a union," Michael J. Fraser, national
director of UFCW Canada, said in a written
statement. "Once again, Wal-Mart has decided it
is above the law and that the only rules that
count are their rules."
Wal-Mart's decision to close
the store reflects the retailer's deeply rooted
aversion to unions, and its worries that
organized labor had nearly established a
beachhead, said Burt Flickinger III of Strategic
Resource Group, a consulting firm specializing
in retailing and consumer goods.
But he said the move could
backfire for Wal-Mart, which has worked hard to
counter a wave of bad publicity and portray
itself as a generous employer.
"The store closing may
potentially catalyze the combination of the
government (officials in Canada), organized
labor and consumers working together against
Wal-Mart," Flickinger said.
Claudia Tremblay, a cashier
at the store, said many employees burst into
tears when managers told them the news Wednesday
morning.
"Many people cried, including
myself," Tremblay said. "I'm a mother of two
children and I'm separated from my husband. It's
very difficult."
Tremblay said she abstained
from the unionization vote. She said she was
upset her noncommittal stance won't save her
job.
The store in Jonquiere, about
240 miles northeast of Montreal, became the
first unionized Wal-Mart store in North America
last September, after the bargaining unit was
certified by provincial labor officials. Since
then, workers at a second Quebec store have also
been granted union status. Neither has reached a
contract.
The union efforts at both
stores are part of a larger chess game labor
organizers are waging with Wal-Mart at stores
across Canada. The campaign, financed by UFCW
money from both Canada and the United States, is
also geared toward capturing workers' attention
in Wal-Mart's home country.
The closest a U.S. union has
ever come to winning a battle with Bentonville,
Ark.-based company occurred in 2000 at a store
in Jacksonville, Texas, where 11 workers in the
store's meatpacking department voted to join and
be represented by the UFCW.
That effort failed when
Wal-Mart eliminated the job of meatcutter
companywide, and shifted from in-store
meatcutting to stocking only pre-wrapped meat.
Recently, some workers in the
tire department of a Wal-Mart store in Colorado
have sought union representation, and the
National Labor Relations Board has said it
intends to schedule a vote.
The article originally appeared in The
Associated Press on February 10, 2005 and was
written by Adam Geller
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Teamsters prevail
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BOYCOTT GUINESS PRODUCTS
DO NOT BUY
Guinness Stout - Kilkenny Irish -
Red Stripe -
Mithwick's Ale or Dragon Stout
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RESOLUTION #9 Of the
Annual Meeting, June 2005
IN SUPPORT OF THE GUINNESS
UDV NORTH AMERICA, INC.
BOYCOTT
WHEREAS, Pabst
closed its brewery in Texas operating only the brewery
in Fogelsville, and
WHEREAS,
Pabst announced it is closing its Fogelsville facility,
saying the company will become a
“virtual brewer” with other leading brewing companies
making its beer under contract,
and
WHEREAS,
Pabst closed its Fogelsville plant
causing approximately 380 hard working Teamster
Brothers and
Sisters to lose their jobs, and
WHEREAS,
Guinness purchased the plant from Pabst for the
production of malt-alternative
products and the brewing of beer products. They will
hire the 200 former employees of
Total
Logistic Control (TLC) and believe they will operate
union free, and
WHEREAS,
Effective July 1, 2005, Guinness UDV will take over the
complete operation of the plant in Fogelsville, PA,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
That the Pennsylvania Conference of
Teamsters boycotts Guinness
Stout, Kilkenny Irish Beer, Red Stripe, Smithwick’s Ale
and Dragon Stout products,
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters
calls on its members
and their families to honor the Guinness Boycott
and refrain from purchasing their products.
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