Denmark: Strike over at Carlsberg’s brewery

A strike among Carlsberg’s brewery workers and drivers in Denmark ended late on January, 24 and beer brewing had resumed, the Danish brewing giant announced on January, 25.

Around 600 of the workers went on strike on January, 22 over pay, halting Carlsberg's beer production in Denmark.

The 3f union initiated the strike after the firm informed it there would be no local pay rises for blue collar workers this year following a weak Danish market in 2009.

Carlsberg spokesman Jens Bekke said the number of strikers had reached around 900 as weekend shift workers joined in.

"People are going back to work," he said. "There have been no negotiations."

Bekke declined to comment on the likely financial effects of the action.

Carlsberg's production unit in Denmark, Fredericia, has a yearly beer output of 430 million litres and roughly the same volume of soft drinks.

In 2008 Carlsberg produced around 110 hectolitres of beer. The firm's full-year 2009 results are due on February, 23.

27 January, 2010