A top official of Philadelphia-based Teamsters Local 830
today praised Governor-Elect Tom Wolf’s decision to exclude Yuengling beer
products from his Inaugural celebration next Tuesday in Harrisburg.
Local 830 Secretary/Treasurer Daniel H. Grace believes
the action was taken in response to Yuengling President Dick Yuengling’s
distinctly anti-worker and anti-union attitudes.
“Every union member in Pennsylvania is indebted to
Governor-Elect Wolf for this strong statement on behalf of the state’s labor
movement,” Grace said. “By standing against Yuengling, he has stood up for the
little guy.”
Although Wolf’s camp has not released any reason for the
exclusion, Grace is confident that this is a clear-cut pro-worker decision.
“The Governor-Elect can’t offend anyone publicly over
this situation, but I can,” he asserted. “The reason there won’t be any
Yuengling beer served at the inauguration is that Dick Yuengling is defiantly,
aggressively anti-worker and anti-union.”
“For nearly a decade now, he has abused those workers who
wished to remain part of the Teamsters union and has steadfastly fought any new
attempt to unionize his brewery workers,” Grace continued. “He’ll tell you
otherwise – that his workers don’t want a union – but that’s simply false.”
“Every time he gets a whiff of an organizing effort, he
threatens his workers with the loss of their jobs. He has openly stated his
disdain for unions and has aggressively lobbied Republican legislators to bring
‘Right To Work’ laws to Pennsylvania, all in the interest of further lining his
and other corporate fat cats’ own deep pockets.”
“This decision demonstrates that Governor-Elect Wolf
supports Pennsylvania employers who treat their workers fairly,” he concluded.
It should be noted that Grace is a part of Tom Wolf’s
transition review teams which serve to review state agencies and commissions
for the incoming governor. He was named to the transportation review team in
December.
Source: Politics
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