Brown-Forman "engaged in violative and objectionable conduct", a judge of the National Labor Relations Board said.

Woodford Reserve undermined unionization efforts at its Kentucky distillery by awarding pay raises, relaxing its vacation policy and handing out bottles of whiskey to workers before a vote on whether to unionize,

A 2022 effort to unionize at Woodford Reserve Distillery failed after the company undermined unionization efforts by awarding pay raises, relaxing its vacation policy and handing out bottles of whiskey to workers before a vote to unionize,