PUB goers could face a thirsty summer if delivery drivers go on strike, Unite has warned.
It follows a dispute over drivers being ask to deliver "unmanageable loads".
About 100 drivers and their mates employed by drinks logistics company Tradeteam Ltd at depots in Immingham, Lincolnshire and Tinsley, Sheffield will be balloted for strike action from Wednesday,May 29. The ballot closes on Wednesday, June 12.
It could hit pubs owned by Wetherspoons and Greene King, among others.
The delivery of drinks brewed by Carlsberg and Coors could also be hit.
Unite regional officer Harriet Eisner said: “The focus of this dispute is the delivery of unmanageable loads that is being imposed by the Tradeteam bosses which, we believe, creates serious health and safety concerns for our members.
“If the strike goes ahead, pub, club and restaurant goers could be going thirsty in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the north Midlands this summer.
“But this drinks’ ‘drought’ can be avoided, if the Tradeteam management came back to the negotiating table with realistic timings for the delivery loads and a serious acknowledgement of health and safety issues that our members have raised.”
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