GMB to hold protest outside Enterprise pub
Union, the GMB is to hold a protest demonstration outside the Chequers Inn in Witney on Wednesday May 8, as Enterprise tied tenant Simon Moore faces eviction.
The eviction is scheduled for 12.30pm. The GMB claim he was being charged too high rent with a full tie, which meant his business was unsustainable.
Protestor with flags and placards will be joined by a character dressed as Dick Turpin with his black horse and a slogan saying “Stop Enterprise extortion”.
The GMB is also to campaign for a mandatory free-of-tie option for the statutory code for the pubco-tenant relationship.
The Government published the consultation earlier this month with the stipulation that tied pubs are "no worse off than free-of-tie pubs". GMB will write to all 21,500 elected politicians including local councillors in England, Wales and Scotland to explain why they should support the mandatory free-of-tie option.
