{"id":321356,"date":"2026-08-14T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/321356\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:32:10","slug":"southern-glazers-wine-spirits-teamsters-win-strike-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/321356\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &#038; Spirits Teamsters Win Strike in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260814-SGWS-NY_v1-1264x1580.png\"   alt=\"20260814-SGWS-NY_v1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York Teamsters Ratify Strong Agreement, Win Over 30 Percent Wage Increase<\/p>\n<p class=\"single__press--item\">Press Contact: Maura Drumm\u00a0Phone: (215) 510-3735\u00a0Email: mdrumm@teamster.org<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(WASHINGTON) \u2013 A group of 200 workers at Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &amp; Spirits across New York have ratified a strong new agreement after a 24-hour strike. The members of Teamsters Locals 118, 294, 317, 445, and 449 were forced to strike over the company\u2019s failure to offer fair wages, increased pension contributions, and improved working conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur members were energized and prepared to stay on the picket line for as long as it took to get a fair agreement,\u201d said Jeff Padellaro, Director of the Teamsters Brewery, Bakery, and Soft Drink Conference. \u201cIn the end, they secured an excellent contract that rewards their hard work and dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five-year agreement includes 30 percent wage increases, a 20 percent increase in employer contributions to the Teamsters Pension Fund, and additional paid time off. The workers also retained their 100 percent employer-paid Teamsters health care and gained AI and automation protections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur brothers and sisters throughout New York stood strong for a fair contract,\u201d said Timothy Barbeto, President of Local 118. \u201cWith the support of Teamsters across our state, they were able to win an agreement with significant improvements. We are truly better when we stand together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWorkers at all five locals were determined to remain united on the picket line,\u201d said Brian Caccamise, a 20-year shop steward and member of Local 118. \u201cWe weren\u2019t giving up until we secured a contract that honored the work we do to make Southern Glazer\u2019s successful.\u00a0This was a team effort by all the stewards, business agents, and members involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Teamster.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information. Follow us on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/teamsters?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Teamsters<\/a>\u00a0and on Facebook at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/teamsters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com\/teamsters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Teamsters Ratify Strong Agreement, Win Over 30 Percent Wage Increase Press Contact: Maura Drumm\u00a0Phone: (215) 510-3735\u00a0Email:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[121070,121071,121072,121073,121074,121075,9,11,10,121076,121077],"class_list":["post-321356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-jeff-padellaro","tag-local-118","tag-local-294","tag-local-317","tag-local-445","tag-local-449","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-southern-glazers","tag-timothy-barbeto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}