An industrial dispute at Danish brewing giant Carlsberg is spreading, the Newspaq news agency reports. Last month’s walkout involving around 550 workers at Carlsberg's brewery in Fredericia has now doubled, the agency says.
While the media is widely reporting that the strike is over a reduction in workers’ beer allowance, unions are saying it involves a number of sticking points related to local wage bargaining and an alleged lack of consultation between unions and management. The strike has spread, unions say, because management announced layoffs without consultation and threatened to sack striking workers
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On May 5, Carlsberg’s spokesman Jens Bekke told RB-Børsen that Carlsberg intended to transform its Fredericia facility into the most modern brewery in Northern Europe, and a model of efficiency for the entire group. However, he admitted that there was ”still some way to go” to achieve this aim.
Beer distribution points around the country have reported that stocks are running low, Newspaq reports.
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While the media is widely reporting that the strike is over a reduction in workers’ beer allowance, unions are saying it involves a number of sticking points related to local wage bargaining and an alleged lack of consultation between unions and management. The strike has spread, unions say, because management announced layoffs without consultation and threatened to sack striking workers
.
On May 5, Carlsberg’s spokesman Jens Bekke told RB-Børsen that Carlsberg intended to transform its Fredericia facility into the most modern brewery in Northern Europe, and a model of efficiency for the entire group. However, he admitted that there was ”still some way to go” to achieve this aim.
Beer distribution points around the country have reported that stocks are running low, Newspaq reports.
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