Strike Action

Strike ballot as GK brewery staff ‘hit brick wall’ over pay deal

04-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

A ballot for strike action for Greene King brewery staff has been confirmed after ‘hitting a brick wall’ with pay negotiations, but union Unite says there is still time to talk.

Beer delivery strikes ‘won’t impact pubs’ at Christmas

31-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Workers at a drinks delivery company – with customers including Carlsberg, Coors, Greene King and Mitchells & Butlers – have agreed to strike in the run-up to Christmas.

GK staff consider strike action after ‘insulting’ pay offer

11-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Greene King staff will vote on whether to take strike action after its union dubbed the company’s approach to pay negotiations “insulting”.

Unite in talks over Kuehne + Nagel pub strike

29-Aug-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Talks to avoid disruption to the deliveries of Fosters, Heineken, Kronenbourg, John Smith’s, Strongbow and Britvic soft drinks are set to take place today.

Molson Coors staff vote for strike action over pay and shifts

30-May-2013 By John Harrington

Workers at Molson Coors’ Burton brewery have voted by a margin of 97% in favour of strike action in a dispute over payment and shift patterns.

Panic-buying: 'Won’t get fuelled again'

05-Apr-2012 By Rob Willock

As the country is, perhaps temporarily, released from the grip of panic over the vague threat of fuel tanker driver strikes, one cannot help but imagine whether and how the same level of hysteria could ever be whipped up about beer.

Licensees face appeal woe

04-May-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees contesting their 2010 business rates could see their appeals thrown out if new, stricter deadlines are not met. Under old procedures the...

Strikes start today at Coca Cola bottling plant

15-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ

Strike action at Coca Cola Enterprises' (CCE) North London bottling plant could mean four million fewer bottles of Coke being produced this month....

Coca-Cola workers' strike back on

10-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore

A strike by workers at Coca-Cola Enterprise's (CCE) North London bottling plant is now "likely" next week, trade union Unite has said. The union...

Coca-Cola workers to strike over pay

03-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ

Workers at Coca-Cola Enterprises' (CCE) bottling plant in Edmonton, North London, are to mount a series of one day strikes in protest at what Unite,...

GMB backing 60 pub tenants against pubcos

02-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Trade union the GMB is backing 60 hosts in legal cases against pub companies over "lease issues and Brulines fines". GMB national officer Paul...

Enterprise asked MPs to warn licensees about GMB

05-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore

Enterprise Inns asked MPs investigating the industry to warn licensees about the "risk" of taking advice from trade union the GMB. In supplementary...

Video: GMB pub strike action could come in April

18-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Industrial action against pubcos could kick off as early as April, says the GMB, who will also be "quite happy" to go to court with the pubcos.

Mark Daniels: It is time to bring some sense to the table...

12-Feb-2010

Last week, Michael Turner - chairman of Fuller, Smith & Turner - stated that whilst there was so much in-fighting going on inside our own trade,...

Mark Daniels: It's the thought that counts...

12-Oct-2009

Pubs are struggling. Hundreds are closing every month. Twenty six licensees are going to court today for broadcasting football illegally (plenty more...