Just received this:
[quote:2dpdhqef]Most of us can appreciate a beer after a hard day’s work, but we also know that the right to a good job and fair labor is more important than the privilege of having a good beer.
That’s why it’s so surprising that striking workers at Carlsberg's Lithuanian brewery have had their strike declared illegal by the state's highest court, and the workers ordered back to their posts. The reason? Incredibly, [b:2dpdhqef]Carlsberg's lawyers had the court declare beer brewing an 'essential service', which denied the workers their basic right to strike for better wages.[/b:2dpdhqef] On Monday, a higher court will decide whether this ruling will stand.
In Lithuania, collective bargaining is already very difficult, and this ruling would have a chilling effect on labor throughout the country. Carlsberg cannot be allowed to further damage workers’ rights in a country where they are already threatened.
Tell Carlsberg to respect workers’ rights and allow their workers the ability to bargain collectively.
Carlsberg - the world’s fourth largest brewery, with hundreds of brands sold around the globe - [b:2dpdhqef]has frozen the Lithuanians' wages for three years, despite enjoying record profits during that time[/b:2dpdhqef]. They've even [b:2dpdhqef]called in the police to investigate striking workers[/b:2dpdhqef], and sacked 9 of them as punishment, only to rehire them on temporary contracts.
Why are they doing this? [b:2dpdhqef]Because Carlsberg thinks they have the power to act with impunity[/b:2dpdhqef]. [/quote:2dpdhqef]
The petition is here: [url:2dpdhqef]http://sumofus.org/campaigns/carlsberg/?sub=taf[/url:2dpdhqef]
