Posted on 02/01/2024 7:59:38 AM PST by Salman
(WASHINGTON) — Today, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien demanded Anheuser-Busch deliver its last, best, and final offer, after the company wasted another negotiating session putting forth an unacceptable proposal that threatens to kill Teamster jobs by closing breweries and permanently laying off Teamsters systemwide.
After refusing to commit to protecting Teamster jobs since mid-November, Anheuser-Busch executives returned to the bargaining table this week with an offer to butcher the good-paying jobs behind its products. If the company does not reverse course and come to terms on an agreement that rewards and protects workers, 5,000 Teamsters will be forced to go on strike as soon as March 1.
“The halting of beer production at Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. breweries appears imminent and unavoidable,” O’Brien said. “This company has got to get its priorities straight. With its actions during negotiations this week, Anheuser-Busch made clear it is hellbent on destroying American jobs. They can throw billions of dollars at Super Bowl ads and Wall Street, but they can’t seem to bargain a contract that respects the Teamsters who do the real work inside these breweries. They have a harsh reality awaiting them when Anheuser-Busch breweries are empty, and Teamsters are on the streets.”
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May it be a very long strike.
And teamsters out of jobs?
The company had opportunities to make a deal, but they pissed it away.
I truly hate to see people losing their jobs due to any reason.
But, Anheuser Busch went woke and there is a price to pay that hasn’t been paid yet.
What, they don’t want to “Wear-the-dress!”?
If it’s truly fabulous it can make itself.
Fortunate timing on this, my schadenfreude level was getting low.
“This company has got to get its priorities straight.”
Union to AB — “No, you cannot close money-losing breweries. You must keep them open.” That, in a nutshell, is what’s wrong with unions. Well, one of a million things wrong with unions.
All of my experiences with unions in power plants in the early 70s were awful. My favorite was the featherbedding electrician’s union in Longview, Washington. You could not get them off the job at the end of construction. They proudly called themselves the “Fleas” which stood for “Fat Lazy Electrician” and you couldn’t eradicate them. It was disgusting, but all a game to them.
There are no good guys here.
The halting of beer production at Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. breweries appears imminent and unavoidable.
And nobody will notice it
“They have a harsh reality awaiting them when Anheuser-Busch breweries are empty, and Teamsters are on the streets.”
Wouldn’t that be a Win/Win for America? ;)
That’s a shame
Union leadership destroy another company. It’s all good.
This strike is needed.
Recommended storage at room temperature is only four to six months.
There is way too much Bud Light sitting in warehouses and stores at this point.
Look at what they did with hostess. Even when hostess showed them the financial situation they were in and said, basically, this is the best we can offer you while still staying in business, and keeping your jobs, they decided to go on strike, then get all curious when hostess filed for bankruptcy, and they all lost their jobs.
In that case, it was just such a bloated operating model it was not sustainable. As an example, I believe they said the guy delivering Wonderbread could only deliver Wonderbread and a separate truck would have to deliver the snack cake, line to the same store, etc.
And may Anheuser-Busch join Easter Airlines in the list of companies unions killed
It won’t be. I was a 35 year Teamster. We struck once, in 1997. After financing and supplying limitless labor to elect Slick, the Teamsters had $56/wk strike pay for we peons on the picket line. We were starved out in three weeks. Same Teamsters, same bought and paid for leadership.
I’ve had similar experiences with union workers. And, they are NOT all that proficient at their jobs.
A past employer always stated "i'm not in the charity business", and
"he who pays the gold, rules".
It's too bad breweries and employees are losing jobs because of an
extremely poor business decision.
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