THE BEVERAGE MARKET MAKING MOCKERY OF NEGOTIATIONS
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“The Union has shown a wiliness to pay significantly more for health insurance, but what the Company is demanding is unreasonable. Additionally, the Union is down to a handful of proposals to reach a fair contract,” Luke Farley of Teamsters Local 175 said. “Meanwhile, company owners Theresa Hammonds-Johnson and Luther Martin Johnson, who haven’t attended a single negotiating session in person since the strike started, continue to make a mockery of the process.”
The group of nearly 50 Teamsters Local 175 members -- drivers, helpers, and warehouse workers -- went on strike May 12 after a month of meetings failed to result an agreement before the contract expired.
BEVERAGE MARKET SECURITY THROWS PICKETING EMPLOYEE TO THE GROUND
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Security hired by owners of The Beverage Market recently injured a striking employee by throwing him to the ground, also knocking to the ground another employee’s mother, who was visiting the picket line. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the complaint.
“The Company acts as if these striking employees are just a bunch of thugs, but the only incident has come from The Beverage Market’s own security team,” said Steve Day, President, Local 175.
THE BEVERAGE MARKET REFUSES TO TAKE TALKS SERIOUSLY
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Members of Local 175 Demand A Fair Contract
(CHARLESTON, W. Va.) – A group of nearly 50 workers at the Beverage Market in Charleston W. Va., continue to strike over the company’s unfair labor practice (ULP). The drivers, helpers, and warehouse workers overwhelmingly authorized a strike earlier this month. The members of Teamsters Local 175 are fighting for a fair contract.
The parties resumed negotiations on Friday, May 22, 2026, but no real progress was made. The Company continues to demand concessions and provide zero reasons for its punitive behavior; therefore, the members remain on strike.
TEAMSTERS AT THE BEVERAGE MARKET IN WEST VIRGINIA LAUNCH ULP STRIKE
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A group of nearly 50 workers at the Beverage Market in Charleston W. Va., have been forced to strike over the company’s unfair labor practice (ULP). The drivers, helpers, and warehouse workers overwhelmingly authorized a strike earlier this month. The members of Teamsters Local 175 are fighting for a fair contract, and are on strike as of this afternoon.
“The Beverage Market has been playing games with our members, and they will no longer take it,” said Jeff Padellaro, Director of the Teamsters Brewery, Bakery, and Soft Drink Conference. “These workers make this company the success that it is and deserve a contract that honors their worth. We will continue to support this group and urge the Beverage Market to come to the table and negotiate a fair deal.”
TEAMSTERS KICK OFF PUBLIC DISPUTE WITH THE BEVERAGE MARKET
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Teamsters Local 175 launched a billboard campaign across several counties in West Virginia to publicize its dispute with The Beverage Market public. The billboards read “Tell Miller: Destroying West Virginia Jobs is Tasteless” (see below)
Additionally, members along with other volunteers will be distributing fliers at the Foam at the Dome event, of which The Beverage Market is one of the sponsors, today in Charleston.
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