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Teamsters foaming over ejection at Yuengling (new favorite brew alert!)
Associated Press ^ | May 29, 2007 | Michael Rubinkam

Posted on 05/29/2007 2:07:19 PM PDT by buzzyboop

POTTSVILLE, Pa. -- Dick Yuengling Jr., fifth-generation owner of the brewery that bears his name, called his employees together a few weeks before their labor contract was set to expire to talk about the future of the business.

"Read between the lines," he told them at one point, according to government documents on the management-union feud that followed.

Depending upon whom you ask, Mr. Yuengling's speech was either a pep talk to urge employees to work harder or an ultimatum to dump the Teamsters union, which is what they did.

The union has been trying to strike back, urging a boycott of the 178-year-old brewery's product. The company says the effort has fallen flat -- with "absolutely zero feedback" from the marketplace, according to Chief Operating Officer David Casinelli.

Now, the Teamsters say they are going to try to get state lawmakers to intervene in what they say has been an unfair fight.

(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: beer; pottsville; teamsters; union; unionthugs; yuengling
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To: Agent Smith
It is also a darn good beer.

I wouldn't go that far. It's OK, especially considering that it is $2 - $3 per six pack cheaper than the "premium" brands.

101 posted on 05/29/2007 5:38:55 PM PDT by NY.SS-Bar9 (DR #1692)
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To: RavenATB

Can you still get $0.48 mixed drinks?


102 posted on 05/29/2007 5:40:15 PM PDT by NonLinear (This is something almost unknown within Washington. It's called leadership.)
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To: buzzyboop
This makes me miss living in PA and drinking Yeungling Black and Tan.

Great beer folks, give it a try.

103 posted on 05/29/2007 5:40:41 PM PDT by Volunteer (Just so you know, I am ashamed the Dixie Chicks make records in Nashville.)
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To: buzzyboop

Mmmm. This made me thorsty. Unfortunately, no Yuengling in Ohio so I am drinking Great Lakes (Dortmunder Gold) instead. Would kill for some Burning River right about now.....


104 posted on 05/29/2007 5:44:51 PM PDT by Corporate Law (<>< - Xavier Basketball - Perennial Slayer Of #1 Ranked Teams)
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To: hophead

We live near Latrobe now and we can get the whole range of offerings through our distributor here.

The local beer, Rolling Rock, has been taken over by Anheuser-Busch and is now made in New Jersey.


105 posted on 05/29/2007 5:46:35 PM PDT by trimom
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To: philsfan24
Funny, just this weekend I was thinking how Budweiser keeps bringing out products like Yuenglings as I sipped my Black and Tan.

This thought, with the news that Earnhardt (in the Budweiser Car)was leaving DEI racing seemed to combine into:
Yuengling should make a deal with Earnhardt and Childress Racing to bring back the Black (with some tan on top)#3 car that his Dad drove.

A lot of poetry in the move.

106 posted on 05/29/2007 5:58:52 PM PDT by leadhead (Vote Fred Thompson, we've had enough bad actors!)
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To: NeoCaveman; VRWCmember; Robert A. Cook, PE; Conspiracy Guy; SoothingDave; xsmommy; Gabz

I LOVE my Yuengling...........ping!


107 posted on 05/29/2007 6:03:22 PM PDT by tioga (Fred Thompson for President.)
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To: Ron in Acreage

The Yuengling Brewery is a regional brewer that has manufacturing plants in Pottsville, PA and Tampa, FL. Currently we distribute our products over a ten state area along the eastern seaboard. While there is significant interest for our products nationwide, unfortunately we do not have the manufacturing capabilities to service customers across the United States.

The brewery currently distributes its products in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina & Alabama.


108 posted on 05/29/2007 6:03:42 PM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: trimom

I will look for it, too! Down with union thugs!!!!


109 posted on 05/29/2007 6:09:53 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Search for Folding Project - Join FR Team 36120)
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To: SengirV

1. Anheuser-Busch; St Louis MO
2. Miller Brewing; Milwaukee WI
3. Coors Brewing; Golden CO
4. Pabst Brewing; Woodridge IL
5. Boston Beer Co.; Boston MA
6. D. G. Yuengling and Son; Pottsville PA


110 posted on 05/29/2007 6:11:52 PM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: buzzyboop
“If the union gets decertified, it’s because they’re not adding value.” Says “Barry Sponsler, 49, a software developer, said he would continue to drink Yuengling.”

ADDING VALUE!!! The ONLY reason they needed. I have never heard or read the reason for or against a union summed up in THOSE 2 words.

111 posted on 05/29/2007 6:16:10 PM PDT by hophead ("Enjoy Every Sandwich")
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To: NY.SS-Bar9
“I wouldn’t go that far. It’s OK, especially considering that it is $2 - $3 per six pack cheaper”

Thats the POINT!! It is THE best beer at that price.

112 posted on 05/29/2007 6:17:37 PM PDT by hophead ("Enjoy Every Sandwich")
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To: gridlock

I prefer this gem from the Union thug:

“Pottsville’s a very small town, and the Yuengling brewery’s the only game in town. So there was great pressure from the people of Pottsville to not say anything,” said Daniel Grace, head of Local 830.”

He doesn’t see the irony of his statement. Having run every other business out of town (and failed to attract any new ones), he grouses that the last one remaining has thrown him and his worthless union out on their posteriors.


113 posted on 05/29/2007 6:30:16 PM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: HamiltonJay
My experience with the teamsters is that they don’t care a damn about how much I make. The teamsters just want more dues paying members. My teamster negotiated contract calls for no overtime pay regardless of how many hours I work (commission based). My company wants to hire a part time employee to cut my hours (same commission pay). The teamsters have no problem with this as long as the 10 hour a week part timer pays his $325. initiation fee and $42. a month in dues. Of course no one will take this job a I continue to work an extra ten hours a week for nothing but the honor of being in the f’n teamsters!
114 posted on 05/29/2007 7:34:36 PM PDT by Tail Gunner John
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To: RFEngineer

You are so right. I used to be VP of Mfg for Quaker Maid down the road from Pottsville. We had Teamsters as our union. At least until Quaker Maid went belly up, was closed, and the name sold to a NY firm. Those 300 Teamsters sure showed Quaker Maid who was boss. A six week strike (which started before my arrival) sure helps the sales effort.

In a full disclosure effort; the management team prior to my arrival sucked. I have never seen a more divided company. Six months later and I was gone. Good managers screwed by the union, good employees screwed by the union, a good company screwed over by poor managers.


115 posted on 05/29/2007 7:35:54 PM PDT by american_ranger
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To: dirtboy

Rats. No distributors in Mass. Maybe I’ll hit up my favorite local beerslinger and see if he can procure a supply for me.


116 posted on 05/29/2007 7:39:27 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: Paleo Conservative

Sorry, I don’t know Shiner Bock.


117 posted on 05/29/2007 7:45:32 PM PDT by maica (America will be a hyperpower that's all hype and no power -- if we do not prevail in Iraq)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Make a trip to Kappy’s. You’d be surprised what they carry, including my favorite—Arrogant Bastard Ale. Named after me, of course.


118 posted on 05/29/2007 7:53:58 PM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: OCCASparky

Good tip! Thanks. I’m a gettin’ mighty thirsty now.


119 posted on 05/29/2007 7:56:51 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: maica

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120 posted on 05/29/2007 7:59:00 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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