Workers at the Guinness brewery in Belfast, members of Unite the Union, are set to take strike action from December 5th to December 13th. They are seeking pay parity with workers at a factory in Runcorn which is also owned by Diageo who also own Guinness.
The Belfast brewery is the major producer of Guinness Zero, the UK’s biggest selling alcohol free brand, and the strike if not resolved will lead to Christmas shortages
The industrial action is a reminder that despite the reality that big drinks companies like Diageo have a questionable public image as global operators their sheer scale means that they often have little choice but recognise trade unions
Does this mean that most people who drink zero-alcohol beer have no sense of taste? Guinness Zero is foul: watery and metallic tasting.