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A true reason to strike

  • 08-04-2010 1:06pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭


    Several hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work for a second day today to protest a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks.

    The strike in Denmark followed the company's decision on April 1st to introduce new rules for employees on beer drinking at work, said Jens Bekke, spokesman at the world’s fourth largest brewer.

    full article http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0408/breaking38.html?via=mr

    Why did I only find out now that they were allowed to drink on the job :D

    Carlsberg really are probably the best company to work for!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    For all yis Mobile users..

    Both of them.. :p
    Several hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work for a second day today to protest a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks.

    The strike in Denmark followed the company's decision on April 1st to introduce new rules for employees on beer drinking at work, said Jens Bekke, spokesman at the world’s fourth largest brewer.

    “There has been free beer, water and soft drinks everywhere,” he said. “Yesterday, beers were removed from all refrigerators. The only place you can get a beer in future is in the canteen, at lunch.”

    Mr Bekke said drivers retained an old right to three beers per day outside lunch hours, and warehouse workers claimed the same right.

    “Because of that, the warehouse staff went on strike yesterday, with other staff striking in sympathy,” he said.

    Mr Bekke said as many as 800 had walked out yesterday, with 250 still on strike today, and the Confederation of Danish Industry and trade union 3F had agreed to look into the dispute.

    He said there would be no shipments from Copenhagen today, and delays in the rest of the country, but said he expected the financial effect of the strike to be minor.

    He said Carlsberg's trucks have alcohol locks so drivers would not be able to drink too much and drive.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,602 ✭✭✭Funkfield


    Carlsberg don't (usually) do strikes, but if they did.........


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭mathie


    He said Carlsberg's trucks have alcohol locks so drivers would not be able to drink too much and drive.

    Fancy locks that only open wide enough so you can get enough booze to be merry but no more.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    The strike in Denmark followed the company's decision on April 1st to introduce new rules for employees on beer drinking at work

    Hmm, this thread may ba a little late, you probably missed the love-meter too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    Funkfield wrote: »
    Carlsberg don't (usually) do strikes, but if they did.........

    ....they'd be as bad as their sh*tty beer?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    ....they'd be as bad as their sh*tty beer?

    Heineken FTW!!!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    NothingMan wrote: »
    Hmm, this thread may ba a little late, you probably missed the love-meter too.

    The only thing is the article is from today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,944 ✭✭✭Jay P


    Fago! wrote: »
    Heineken FTW!!!!!!

    lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭Ri_Nollaig


    NothingMan wrote: »
    Hmm, this thread may ba a little late, you probably missed the love-meter too.
    Thought that too.
    But it has been reported (today) here:
    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100408/tod-carlsberg-staff-strike-over-beer-at-870a197.html
    http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/88-national/48694-brewery-workers-strike-over-beer-ban.html
    aswell.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan




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