Pubs and fast food restaurants could see food shortages as a result of strikes
It said 1,000 members would walk out on Halloween because of a dispute over pay.Heineken, Stonegate, Admiral Taverns and Sheperd Neame are among the breweries whose deliveries would be affected, with the union claiming 40 per cent of beer deliveries would be affected.
"These workers bust a gut to deliver fresh, just in time food to some of the biggest names in the business," she said. "Now some of their biggest clients may well be left short this Christmas because they won't meet GMB's reasonable request for a pay deal that protects our members through this year and into next with a genuine cost of living increase."
High gas prices are driving up energy bills, which, coupled with rocketing inflation and high interest rates, leaves more and more Brits having to tighten their belts.
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