Fallout Continues from AB InBev Job Cuts
When Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) decided to cut jobs last week, the outcry was clearly going to be heard loud and clear around Europe. And now, the announcement that up to 800 jobs would be lost is starting to not only have a real impact the workers, but also regular overseas beer drinkers
Supermarkets in Belgium are running out of beer produced by Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s largest brewer, national media reported on Tuesday.
AB InBev employees are striking against job cuts and are picketing two brewing plants in Louvain and Jupille-sur-Meuse, Belgium.
The breweries have not been operating at full capacity for six days and can no longer supply beer to supermarkets.
I have to hand it to the workers for making an impact that is being felt not just by the suits up in corporate, but by the everyday drinker. It will be interesting to see what comes of all this. We’ll continue tracking the story as it unfolds.
RIA Novosti — Belgian stores run low on beer as brewery strike hits
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Matt is a freelance journalist, fiction, and nonfiction writer. He recently graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a degree in English and a subconcentration in creative writing. Matt enjoys watching Arsenal soccer games, Michigan football, and all things beer—especially stouts and anything imperial. He can be reached at mbemery@gmail.com.
