Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Year : 2, Issue: 33
ABC: Hundreds of unionized workers are on strike over what they describe as unfair labor practices at their local beer distribution center.
The strike is impacting customers who enjoy popular brands such as Corona, Coors or Modelo.
“It seems like every contract we move backwards instead of forward and it has gotten to a point where they’re basically trying to skin us to the bone,” Delivery driver Manuel Maldonado said.
Maldonado ditched his beer route in the Bronx to join 600 unionized workers for Manhattan Beer and Beverage Distributors as they strike.
“I understand this is going to affect a lot of New Yorkers but just be patient with us because we are fighting for our rights and what we deserve,” Maldonado said.
On a normal day, the workers rallying outside Manhattan Beer headquarters in Hunts Point would be stocking and delivering for the beer distributing giant. That means trouble is brewing for restaurants, bars and supermarkets throughout the city, Long Island and Westchester.
They’ll have to find another way to get their Blue Moon, Modelo, Sam Adams and Corona.
