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Tieng Anh Vui
Workers who deliver drinks to pubs and other establishments are to stage a strike over jobs and conditions.
Unite union members at Kuehne and Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) will walk out next Wednesday for 24 hours from 10:00 BST, followed by an overtime ban.
Unite said almost 30,000 drinking venues across the UK would face "significant disruption".
These include premises of Enterprise Inns, Trust Inns, Wetherspoons, and Wells and Young's.
Places such as airports, railway stations, some Premier League football clubs and government buildings including the Houses of Parliament would also be affected, the union added.
The action is set to hit deliveries of Fosters, Heineken and Kronenbourg lagers, John Smith's bitter, Strongbow cider and Britvic soft drinks.
The union said it balloted 970 employees of Kuehne and Nagel, with 85% voting in favour of strike action on a turnout of 64%.
Unite claims that national agreements on terms and conditions are being ignored, bringing the prospect of "significant" job losses.
Delivery depot's affected
Aberdeen; Bathgate; Birmingham; Bristol; Chandlers Ford; Carlisle; Croydon; Dagenham; Devizes; Dundee; Faversham; Greenford; Inverness; Liverpool; Manchester; Newark; Northampton; Norwich; Plymouth; Preston; Reading; Stockton-on-Tees; Swansea; Wakefield; Warrington; Washington; and Welwyn Garden City.
Source: Unite
Unite national officer Rhys McCarthy said: "KNDL's refusal to take our concerns seriously mean there will be significant disruption to the supply of beer right across the country.
"Whether it's the Houses of Parliament, Manchester City Football Club or your local Wetherspoons pub, there will be serious consequences.
"We have tried to negotiate with the company but it has stubbornly refused to solve this dispute.
"Our members are proud of their jobs and they know that the present system for delivering beer works and customers are happy."
KNDL was unavailable for comment.
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