Unions still powerful in R.I.

Labor unions may be losing power nationally, but they remain a strong presence locally, as a brewing dispute over beer delivery in the Ocean State illustrates. Teamsters Local 251 is challenging the sale of Cranston-based McLaughlin & Moran Inc. to Mancini Beverage, claiming it would create a near monopoly on beer distribution in the state.

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