AB-InBev ends labour dispute at CUB
The unions call it a victory. AB-InBev, the new owner of Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) has invited the 55 picketing maintenance workers back to work in their previous positions on union terms and conditions, it was reported on 7 December 2016. According to rumour, the workers’ pay is enormous: each worker earns an estimated AUD 200,000 per annum.
ACTU – the peak union body – said CUB’s new owner AB-InBev recognised that the workers “are an integral part of one of the most successful, productive and profitable breweries in Australia, and deserve every cent of their bargained for wages and conditions”.
Celebrating their victory, the unions called off their boycott of CUB products. With Christmas and the New Year right around the corner, supporters will be relieved to hear that CUB is back on the menu.
Other CUB employees are not so fortunate. What we at BRAUWELT International heard on the grapevine, is that about half (15 out of 30) of people working at CUB’s marketing department were made redundant at the end of November 2016, including the Head of innovation and the Head of insights. The supply chain department is to undergo reorganization next.
