# Teamsters Local 175's Luke Farley on Beverage Market Strike in West Virginia

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Podcast: [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664)
Published: 2026-06-11T20:51:56+00:00
Episode link: https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com/e/teamsters-local-175s-luke-farley-on-beverage-market-strike-in-west-virginia/
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## Resource

Teamsters Local 175 Secretary-Treasurer Luke Farley describes a four-week strike against Beverage Market, a profitable MillerCoors distributor in West Virginia, demanding wage cuts, retirement rollbacks and health insurance premium increases of up to 880% with no financial justification. All 49 members voted unanimously to strike and are maintaining 24-hour picket lines with strong community support and full Teamsters International backing — heading into Fourth of July weekend with shelves emptying across the company’s half-state territory.

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