Beer shortage could come ahead of the winter World Cup and Christmas, warn union bosses. Hundreds of Budweiser workers are on strike again after talks with management collapsed.
Staff at the beer giant’s Salmesbury site will now strike until 7am on October 22 in anger at a real terms pay cut, according to the GMB Union. Workers at the plant brew Budweiser, Stella Artois, Becks, Boddingtons and Export Pale Ale.
Meetings between GMB, the company and conciliation service ACAS collapsed last week after bosses upped their offer by £250 for 2023. The action 'carries the risk of a Christmas beer drought', union chiefs have said.
