In a row over jobs and conditions, union members of a pub delivery company are to strike next week in a move that is expected to cause “significant disruption”.
Workers for Kuehne and Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) are to walk out next Wednesday, which will be followed by an overtime ban, impacting pubs belonging to Enterprise Inns, Trust Inns, Wetherspoons and Wells and Young's.
The action is set to hit deliveries of Foster's, Heineken and Kronenbourg lagers, John Smith's bitter, Strongbow cider and Britvic soft drinks.
Unite national officer Rhys McCarthy said: "KNDL's refusal to take our concerns seriously means there will be significant disruption to the supply of beer right across the country.
"Whether it's the Houses of Parliament, Manchester City Football Club or your local Wetherspoons pub, there will be serious consequences.
"We have tried to negotiate with the company but it has stubbornly refused to solve this dispute.
"Our members are proud of their jobs and they know that the present system for delivering beer works and customers are happy."
