Teamster Victory at Anheuser Busch InBev

by Paul Garver

We are not often able to report that an American union faced with a critical problem developed a sound strategy and flawlessly executed it. However the campaign of the Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to protect its members faced with the acquisition of Anheuser Busch by the global brewing giant InBev succeeded just that way.

Teamsters Strategy on Acquisition of Anheuser Busch

The Teamsters Union is placing global union strategies at the center of its effort to protect jobs and communities that might be threatened by the takeover of Anheuser Busch. The collapsing US dollar has made it possible for the Belgian/Brazilian brewer InBev to acquire Anheuser Busch for some $52 billion depreciated greenbacks.

If shareholders and regulators approve the takeover as expected, the new company Anheuser-Busch InBev would control about 25 percent of the world beer market, easily outstripping current leader SABMiller in market share and size.