Starting in January of 2024, Raleigh Food and Beverage United workers realized that there was a major issue in the food and beverage industry—the culture and rules surrounding the industry itself. The vision started with workers in Downtown Raleigh, and when there is an issue, you need a solution to solve it. The workers at Young Hearts Distilling were experiencing exploitation in their workplace with workers facing problems in worker health and safety, and were receiving unfair treatment and unusually low pay from the owner. As a result, the employees of Young Hearts Distilling got together and drafted a list of over ten demands to be made that would change their workplace for the better. After being refused these demands, the workers went on strike and fought for a better business that would put the employees first. With support from other workers downtown, the workers at Young Hearts Distilling continued to picket through the rain, and were able to successfully negotiate safer work practices, transparency in employee tips to prevent more wage theft, transparent employee reviews, and frequent employee-management meetings. In tandem with these events, Raleigh Food and Beverage Workers United was created, and now exists as Raleigh Food and Beverage United today.