Beverage Market strike enters eighth week with no agreement in sight

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 557

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Eight weeks into a strike, union representatives said Tuesday that the owners of The Beverage Market in Charleston, West Virginia, and employees are not close to reaching an agreement to settle the labor dispute.

In a news release, union leaders said that despite efforts to negotiate during five separate meetings, owners of the Charleston alcohol distributor are demanding more than 100 changes to the contract with employees.

“The major concessions are that they want …

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