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Brewing battle over distribution of beer, wine and liquor

THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251 is protesting the proposed purchase of the wholesale beverage distributor McLaughlin & Moran Inc. of Cranston to Mancini Beverage over concerns about wages and pension benefits of the workers who are represented by the union.

The wholesale distribution of beer, wine and liquor in Rhode Island long has been managed by multiple businesses. Now, a proposed acquisition of one family-owned company by another has alarmed the union representing shipping workers. Teamsters Local 251 alleges that the acquisition of Cranston-based McLaughlin & Moran Inc. by West Greenwich-based Mancini Beverage will lead

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