Teamsters Local 639 was on-hand at a DC City Council meeting this week to oppose the proposed tax on beverage containers in the ...

[T-Link Reporter]

Teamsters Local 639 was on-hand at a DC City Council meeting this week to oppose the proposed tax on beverage containers in the DC, which would adversely impact Teamsters in our Brewery, Bakery, and Soft Drink Conference.



“Throughout the District of Columbia, thousands of Teamsters work in the beverage and soft drink industry in production plants, distribution centers, and as delivery drivers,” said Local 639 President William Davis. “Because of their strong Teamsters contracts, these members can put food on the table for their families, they have company-paid health insurance, and retirement security in defined benefit pension plans. As a union, we must take any proposal that could impact their job security as a serious threat to their way of life.”



If the proposed tax were to pass, product sales would go down, thus posing an immediate threat to Teamsters' jobs in the industry.





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