The Teamsters union said on Saturday that 99 percent of its members had voted to authorize a strike at brewer Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. breweries.
The union is seeking an agreement that would improve wages, protect jobs, and secure healthcare and retirement benefits for 5,000 of its members at 12 breweries operated by Anheuser-Busch, which makes Bud Light and Budweiser. The current agreement expires on Feb 29, 2024.
“If Anheuser-Busch’s executives can’t get their act together to negotiate an agreement that respects workers, we will see them out on the streets,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement over the weekend.
Bud Light knew EXACTLY what they were doing with their transgender promotion. Do NOT give them a second chance, unless you support what they did,.
Bud Light’s decision to tap transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote the brand’s ‘Easy Carry Contest’ couldn’t have gone much worse. The American beer institution has been in a tailspin, with revenue plummeting 10.5% and the brand falling from its spot atop the US beer market for the first time in over two decades.
Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was paid far more than was first alleged, as documents reveal a US$185,000 deal for the marketing campaign that ended in an epic flop.
Bud Light continues to drag down sales for parent company Anheuser-Busch as the world’s largest brewer reported a double-digit drop in US revenue last quarter. Anheuser-Busch InBev reported Tuesday that revenue in the US fell by 13.5 percent between July-September. The figure was based on revenue per 100 liters, a common measure for beer sales.
Sales to US retailers were also down 17 percent, largely due to a drop in Bud Light demand, the company reported. Bud Light has faced months of protests and consumer anger since its ill-fated partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney in April. The company has seen Bud Light sales decline for months. US retail dollar sales of Bud Light were down 29 percent in the four weeks ending October 21 compared to the same period a year ago, according to Nielsen data compiled by Bump Williams Consulting.