UK: Britain faces beer 'drought' after alcohol delivery drivers vote to go on strike

A beer delivery drivers’ strike could leave Britons pining for their favourite pints, Mirror.co.uk reported on June 14.

Truckers who supply Carlsberg and Molson Coors brands to Greene King, Mitchells & Butlers, JD Wetherspoon and Whitbread pubs could cause shortages over “unmanageable workloads”.

Some 100 drivers and their colleagues from DHL-owned logistics firm Tradeteam in Sheffield and Immingham, Lincs, have voted for industrial action.

Unite union representative Harriet Eisner warned drinkers in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Midlands they could go thirsty but said a “drought” was avoidable. Talks with Tradeteam bosses are set for June 17.

Carlsberg which owns its signature lager as well as Heineken and Kronenbourg, said it was making plans to “minimise disruption” if talks failed.

Molson Coors which owns labels including Carling, Cobra and Worthington’s, said it was “disappointed” with situation.

Whitbread said it had a “contingency plan”, while Wetherspoons declined to comment.

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