Guinness workers to strike in Belfast before Christmas

The workers say the industrial action is a result of an inadequate pay offer from management, as they seek a pay deal to end a pay gap with workers at other Diageo sites.
Guinness workers to strike in Belfast before Christmas

Ottoline Spearman

Guinness workers in Belfast have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action before Christmas.

Around 90 workers from the Unite union will commence an 8-day strike from 7am on Friday December 19th until the early hours of Saturday December 20th.

The workers say the industrial action is a result of an inadequate pay offer from management, as they seek a pay deal to end a pay gap with workers at other Diageo sites.

The strike will shut down the Belfast site, which is the world’s largest producer of Guinness Zero.

Trade Union Unite has warned that there could be empty shelves if a resolution isn't found.

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