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Workers are threatening to stop production of VB, Carlton Draught and Foster's.
Is that such a bad thing??
Although I hope the workers get to keep their jobs.
Nat
What would poor old average jo aussie do if they stopped production of their precious nectar :lol:
Not cool about people losing their jobs tho..
:icon_offtopic: Wouldn't it be funny if some of the sacked workers started up their own brewery??
Whilst understanding it has shareholders and profits are to be had, $411m in a 6 month period is still a lot of moolah.
:icon_offtopic: Wouldn't it be funny if some of the sacked workers started up their own brewery??
One can only hope that if some of these people go, if they have good knowledge, and if they are talented, that they can stay in the brewing industry and replicate their knowhow into crafting better beers beyond some of the crapola in the Foster's stable. When you look at the background of some of the better head brewers about running decent smaller shops quite a few cut their teeth at megaswills here or overseas.
This is crap news for the workers affected, and reinforces that manufacturing in Australia is yet again under threat - but could be an opportunity for some.
Hopper.
Wont the majority of workers there be employed as "factory employees" doing tasks such as cleaning out fermenters and not actually brewing... I know alot of the employees at Lion Nathan in NZ dont really know sfa about brewing beer..
The Honeypot Employees had a generous ration of beer at morning tea (called the beer break), lunch, afternoon tea and when they clocked off. Some of the trade supervisors were able to float between bars during the day, eventually leading to a permanent state of inebriation. The brewery had several bars, although plant operators could tap a leaking cask for their own enjoyment. The cask was called the honeypot. Tooth unsuccessfully sought a ruling from the Industrial Relations Commission, that the honeypot would be banned. The ruling was that a precedent had been set. Subsequently an inebriated operator, while travelling home, was hit by a train. Tooth successfully appealed the IRC decision. The honeypot was banned. Tooth would issue plastic tokens, allowing the employee to take home one carton of beer, per week, for his private enjoyment. That arrangement ended with CUB.
Does this mean with 114 less maintenance workers, that the brewery will start suffering breakdowns due to lack of maintenance? Or just make the remaining maintenance employees work harder?
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