Further strike action at Budweiser is set to take place next week after workers turned down the latest pay offer from the company
The GMB union said that 275 of its members working at Budweiser Brewing Group’s Samlesbury site, near Preston, will down tools between August 22-29.
In total, 93 per cent of GMB members rejected the latest offer from Budweiser.
In July, union members held a series of walkouts over a 3% pay increase offer which was rejected on the basis it amounted to a real terms pay cut.
Stephen Boden, GMB Organiser, said: ‘’We don’t believe there is any real desire from Budweiser to resolve this dispute.
“They continue to ignore workers and put profit before people with this derisory pay offer. Workers are rightly angry.
“But it’s not too late for management to listen to workers and get back round the table with us to work out a fair deal.”
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‘The walk out starts at 7am on Monday August 22 and runs until 7pm Monday August 29, with further stoppages scheduled for September.
A spokesperson from Budweiser Brewing Group said: “We remain committed to finding a mutually acceptable outcome and have been making every effort to manage the negotiations in the most productive manner.
"Our people are our greatest strength, and as such we are proud to offer a competitive package – wages in the Brewery are in the top 10% for the region and a range of benefits are provided including private medical cover, wellbeing allowance, access to the Verhelst Foundation to support physical and mental wellbeing, a ‘perks at work’ programme, product vouchers, opportunities for scholarship funds and bonuses."
The spokesperson said it does not expect any beer shortages: "We have implemented plans to ensure that supply has not been interrupted, including enhanced logistics measures and cooperation with transport partners to minimise the impact to customers and consumers.”
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