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Board unanimously backs Teamsters on Breakthrough Beverage picket-line protections
Summary
The board embanked and adopted a resolution supporting Teamsters Local members striking at Breakthrough Beverage, urging picket-line protection and encouraging a consumer boycott of listed brands to support the union.
The Board of Aldermen on July 10 adopted Resolution 76 expressing solidarity with Teamsters Local members striking at Breakthrough Beverage and calling for protections for picket lines.
The alderman from the 4th, sponsor of the resolution, described the strike — which the sponsor said had been ongoing for more than 60 days — and asked the board to support drivers' demands for picket-line protection. He urged supporters to steer consumers away from specific brands he listed as a way to show solidarity. "If you want to support the Teamsters, tell your local bar that you're not drinking" several named brands, the sponsor said.
The measure was embanked with cosponsors and adopted. Multiple aldermen voiced support for the Teamsters and encouraged colleagues and community members to join picket-line solidarity.
Why it matters: The resolution registers municipal political support for labor action at a local employer and publicly endorses picket-line protections; it is a formal expression of support, not an enforceable labor rule.
Next steps: The resolution will be entered into the board’s record as a statement of municipal support; the employer and union negotiations continue outside the council chamber.
