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Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Beer delivery workers win ‘significant victory' with new contract, end strike
Striking beer delivery workers are back on the job supplying thirsty New Yorkers after a two-day work stoppage with a new contract, their union said Thursday. The delivery and distribution workers reached a deal with management for 'a strong new union contract with improved pensions,' according to the union. 'The new contract still needs to be ratified by the members, but it protects and improves the pensions. It is a significant victory,' said a union representative. Unionized employees of Manhattan Beer and Beverage Distributors had walked off the job Tuesday, the day their contract expired, over an unfair labor practice charge, accusing management of circumventing the union and attempting to deal directly with workers. The striking workers, represented by the Laundry, Distribution and Food Service Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU, said they were also being pressured into allowing the company to leave the pension plan. More than 400 of the 600 unionized workers took part in the pickets at the distributor's Hunts Point headquarters on E. 149th St. in the Bronx and at other facilities owned by the company on Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, Queens, as well as in Wyandanch, L.I., and Suffern, N.Y., in the Hudson Valley, the union said. Manhattan Beer employees supply bars, restaurants, delis and groceries throughout New York City, Westchester, Long Island and the Hudson Valley with beer, wine and cider with their fleet of 350 trucks. 'We're pleased to announce we've reached an agreement and the strike is over,' said Simon Bergson, CEO and founder of Manhattan Beer Distributors.
CBS News
17-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Manhattan Beer says delivery worker strike is over in NYC
Manhattan Beer says this week's delivery worker strike has come to an end in New York City and the nearby suburbs. The distributor announced an agreement Thursday morning. "We're pleased to announce we've reached an agreement and the strike is over," a spokesperson for Manhattan Beer and Beverage Distributors said in a statement. Some 600 union drivers, who service more than 15,000 bars, stores and restaurants in the city and 10 suburban counties, walked off the job Tuesday . The workers had alleged MBBD contacted them directly to build support for switching from a pension fund to a 401(k) plan. The National Labor Relations Board said it is investigating the allegation. The workers also called for additional drivers on trucks and said deliveries, especially in difficult weather, can be back breaking. MBBD is the exclusive distributor of Corona, Modelo and Heineken, and the company holds the distribution rights for some 300 brands. With the holiday weekend and then Cinco de Mayo coming up, some businesses said they were already feeling the impacts of missed deliveries . At this point, we are working to learn more about the details of the new agreement. Check back soon for the latest updates on this developing story. Tony Aiello contributed to this report.
CBS News
16-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Manhattan Beer Distributors delivery drivers strike already impacting local businesses
A Manhattan Beer Distributors delivery driver strike crippled the region's biggest beer distributor for a second day Wednesday, and there's already an impact at local stores, bars and restaurants. Union drivers have walked off the job at Manhattan Beer and Beverage Distributors depots in Rockland and Suffolk counties, Queens and the Bronx. They are at an impasse over pensions and other issues. The 600 drivers deliver a huge variety of product to more than 15,000 bars, stores and restaurants in the five boroughs and 10 suburban New York counties. The team at Spectators Sports Pub in New Rochelle is watching its stock of popular beers and canned cocktails fizz out fast. "The weekend's coming up, and we're running out of product," pub co-owner Gary Torigian said. "It's definitely a pain in the side right now. Going forward, we're really hoping they can settle this quick," pub co-owner Steve Morris said. "Anybody that's in the business, we can go to a wholesaler, but the wholesaler can't get deliveries either," Torigian said. That's the case at Beverage Mart in Eastchester. Manager Sal Hernandez says supplies of hugely popular brands like Coors Light, Heineken and Miller Light are already dropping on day two with no deliveries. "We placed our orders, and the orders didn't show up. So we already start to feel it," he said. With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, some worry about having enough cerveza to satisfy the crowds. The strike is an opportunity for smaller competitors such as Oak Beverage, still delivering their brands. Manhattan Beer sent a letter to customers, saying it's developing a contingency plan and trying to get the beer flowing once more. The distributor also says it has made a good offer for a new contract and is urging the union to put it to a vote.
