Lunch-only beer policy prompts Carlsberg strike

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

Scores of Carlsberg workers walked off their jobs in protest Thursday after the Danish brewer tightened laid-back rules on workplace drinking and removed beer coolers from work sites, a company spokesman said.

The warehouse and production workers in Denmark are rebelling against the company's new alcohol policy, which allows them to drink beer only during lunch hours in the canteen. Previously, they could help themselves to beer throughout the day, from coolers placed around the work sites.

The only restriction was "that you could not be drunk at work. It was up to each and everyone to be responsible," company spokesman Jens Bekke said.

Carlsberg had mulled a stricter drinking policy for years and finally decided to impose the new rules on April 1, prompting protests from the staff.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/08/international/i121638D19.DTL&tsp=1

[Omaha Steve]

1. Well I always support the strikers....

But this is new to me.

[Caretha]

2. I absolutely

unequivocally support the workers on this one, but I would be willing to take one of their jobs & cross the picket line for beer lunch breaks.

Damn...why do the Danish get all the breaks. :)

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

4. Because of the horribly depressing six months of darkness and terrible cold. n/t

[demosincebirth]

3. What a union they must have!!

[blueamy66]

5. Can you really blame them?

I don't.

[Initech]

6. Man I wish I could drink on my job even for lunch.