On Tuesday, April 18th, workers at Peru’s largest industrial brewing consortium, the ABInbev-affiliated Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston S.A.A., walked off the job and on to the picket line. In September of 2021, the workers’ union –Sindicato Backus– and the company had successfully negotiated an agreement for a three-year contract. The agreement achieved…
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Good News Out of Minnesota
There could be big news for Minnesota’s almost 200 craft breweries next week. The state legislature is due to vote on allowing craft brewers to sell four-packs and six-packs at their tap rooms and expanding the number of breweries allowed to dispense beer in growlers. Currently, Minnesota brewers are prohibited from selling six-packs and four-packs…
Russian River to delay Pliny the Younger release
On January 12th Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo, founders and owners of Russian River Brewing Co., posted on social media announcing that the 2022 release of Pliny the Younger, which usually takes place at the beginning of February, is to be postponed. The official announcement on the brewery’s website notes that Sonoma County is experiencing a…
Backus Workers Achieve Contract, Avoid Strike
In the predawn hours of Tuesday, the union representing the workers of Peru’s Backus & Johnston S.A. brewing corporation, the Sindicato Nacional de Obreros de Unión de Cervercerías Peruanas de Backus y Johnston S.A., reached an agreement with the company after seventeen hours of negotiations. The agreement came about a mere hour or so from…