'The Beverage Market' teamsters in West Virginia vote to authorize strike

'The Beverage Market' teamsters in West Virginia vote to authorize strike

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Members of a teamsters union working for "The Beverage Market," a beverage distributor in West Virginia, voted Sunday to authorize a strike. Teamster Local Union 175 announced that the unanimous vote to reject The Beverage Market's proposals came from around 50 of the union's members employed by the distributor. "After weeks [...]

Teamsters Local 175 members authorize strike against The Beverage Market

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Around 50 members of the Teamsters Local 175 union who work for The Beverage Market have authorized a strike after unanimously voting to reject new concessionary proposals from the company. The current contract between the union and The Beverage Market is expired. This announcement comes less than a week after a separate Teamsters Local 175 dispute with Coca-Cola Consolidated. Drivers employed by Coca-Cola continued to drive …