Union-Made Beers

When you're reaching for a beer, why not buy union-made?
Here's a brief list of beers and ales made by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the International Brother of Teamsters (IBT), the United Autoworkers (UAW) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). If we’re missing any, let us know at info@unionprivilege.org.
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| Beer Name | Union |
|---|---|
| Anheuser-Busch | IBT |
| Budweiser | IBT |
| Bud Light | IBT |
| Budweiser American Ale | IBT |
| Busch | IAM |
| Hamm's | UAW |
| Hamm's Draft | UAW |
| Hamm's Light | UAW |
| Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve | UAW |
| Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Ale | UAW |
| Icehouse | UAW |
| Iron City | IUE-CWA |
| Labatt’s Blue | IBT |
| Leinenkugel's | UAW |
| Lionshead | IUOE |
| Mad River |
IAM |
| Michelob | IAM |
| Mickey's Malt | UAW |
| Mickey's Ice | UAW |
| Miller | UAW |
| Miller Lite | UAW |
| Miller Genuine Draft | UAW |
| Miller Genuine Draft Light | UAW |
| Miller High Life | UAW |
| Miller High Life Light | UAW |
| Miller Lite Ice | UAW |
| Milwaukee's Best | UAW |
| Milwaukee's Best Light | UAW |
| Milwaukee's Best Ice | UAW |
| Molson | IBT |
| Moosehead | IBT |
| Natural Light | IAM |
| O'Doul's | IAM |
| Olde English 800 | UAW |
| Pabst | UAW |
| Red Dog | UAW |
| Rolling Rock | IAM |
| Sharp's (non alcoholic) | UAW |
| Shock Top | IAM |
| Steelhead Fine Ale | IAM |
| Stegmaier | IUOE |



On 04/02/13 anonymous said:
I'm a proud union worker and will gladly drink only the beer on this list! Stay proud. Stay strong!
On 02/03/13 Kevin said:
Union man, union beer for me!
On 11/23/12 Michael said:
Is Stroh's union, is it made by Pabst?
On 09/06/12 Jay said:
Coors was union until 1977. I was a Brewery Worker there as a maintenance mechanic until the strike. I still boycott Coors products.
On 07/25/12 Rosario said:
I am a woman, and women like beer as well. I love Bud Light and Rolling Rock..think they both taste great! Glad to know they are on the list. When I die, may they put a keg in my coffin...lol.
On 07/11/12 anonymous said:
Too bad Anheuser-Busch is not an American owned company anymore. It's now Anheuser-Busch InBev, based in Leuven, Belgium.
On 06/29/12 anonymous said:
I have always consumed Fosters (Heineken)and Pabst. I did not realize Heineken was not on the list. I guess I will stick to Pabst from now on.
On 05/19/12 Gerard said:
IBT- Michelob, Mich lt,Mich Ultra, Mich Ultra Amber,Busch, Busch lt,Busch Ice, Bud Ice,Budweiser,Bud lt, Bud Select,Bud select 55,Bud lt. Platinum,Landshark, Rolling Rock, Rolling Rock lt,King Cobra, Hurricane,Natural lt, Natty Daddy,Tilt,Lime-A-Rita(with Bud Lt), Bud lt Lime. UNION MADE in the U.S.A. foreign owned. Ill list more soon. Electricians are all IBEW and Machinists are IBT
On 04/18/12 james said:
NEVER GIVE UP!!! Theres no brew like a union brew!
On 01/27/12 anonymous said:
All note-Still- COORS is not unionized never was and probably never will as the family still holds it's rein on the brewery.
On 12/17/11 Zak said:
P.S. Sadly, other than Pabst, almost everything else on that list is British, Belgian or Canadian owned (of course they employ huge amounts of Americans tho).
On 12/17/11 Zak said:
Pabst is Union, American made and American owned, to answer a question further up stream. I think it takes great too. (former UAW)
On 12/01/11 anonymous said:
Im a proud union man. IBEW LU 915(Tampa). I've read some of these posts about yuengling and I'm not sure if their workers are union. I do know for a FACT that their in-house electricians are IBEW. We have a guys there Mon-Fri. And in January us construction guys will be there starting a new brew house. I'll find out for sure what the deal is and get back to you guys. Until then, stay strong brothers!
On 08/29/11 anonymous said:
I'm a retired 2nd generation (my son's 3rd gen!)proud IBEW member and I'm pleased that Bud is still union after being bought by a European company. I have to say that 35 years ago I worked on a brewery installation. They didn't treat us (the Union construction trades) very well but I'm glad the job was union. I've never drank beer in a clear bottle ever since. On a happier note, I love the looks my IBEW UNION PLUS CARD gets! Don Lippincott, Local 11 IBEW (ret.)
On 08/25/11 anonymous said:
Most happy to see MGD, Moosehead and Leinenkugel on the list, would like to see Sam Adams on here though. Get em organized.
On 08/21/11 Daniel said:
There are good beers for every taste, from low-cost to microbrews, on this list. There is no reason to drink scab beer.
On 08/19/11 anonymous said:
I am a 4th generation member of Plumbers Local 55 in Cleveland. I wear made in USA Red Wings, bought made in USA overalls and drive American owned and made vehicles. Now I want ONE question anwereed, I need to know what beer is union made AND owned American?
On 08/16/11 gilbert said:
Ihavent realy thought about buying beer made by unions.And the way things are now i WILL start buying union made products.
On 07/21/11 John said:
It's 7 thirsty here in Michigan, and I am off to buy my beer again (really the wife's) wait till she finds out she can only buy UNION BEER and not that cheap stuff on sale!!!
On 06/09/11 Tom said:
Regarding the posts about Yuengling: I'm trying to learn if the Tampa brewery (former Stroh/Schlitz) is still union. There's not much out there about it, other than comments that Tampa was the FIRST location where Yuengling encountered a union. Comments on here seem to differ. I was under the impression that Yuengling may have operated non-union in the north for most of its history, and the workers only organized as Teamsters in recent memory. Of course the decertification of the Teamsters in PA is well-documented, but little can be found about Tampa. Here's my issue: I believe in boycotts and honor them faithfully. But if a boycott has the potential to affect another group of workers that ARE still organized, I always struggle with the logic. In this case, I live in FL and would probably buy Tampa-brewed Yuengling if I knew I was supporting union workers. If I travel to PA, I would honor the boycott. Any comments or information on this is appreciated.
On 04/20/11 anonymous said:
So glad to see O'Douls is on the union made list. What about Finnigans, made in St. Paul? Great tasting potatoe based beer! Besides, also family name. Woould be nice if list expanded.