Crown Royal Strike Ends, Contract Dispute Continues20160505134508
Crown Royal Strike Ends, Contract Dispute Continues
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2016arbitration, Canada, Canadian Whisky, contract, Crown Royal, Diageo, Gimli, labor, Local 832, Manitoba Labour Board, mediation, strike, union, United Food & Commercial Workers0 comments
May 5, 2016 – Workers at Diageo’s Crown Royal distillery in Gimli, Manitoba have returned to work after a strike that began March 5 when c...
Episode 584: April 10, 201620160410013645
Episode 584: April 10, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 10, 2016@AxisofWhisky, @Sister_Ratched, American Distilling Institute. ADI, Angus MacRaild, Angus MacWhisky, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Bardstown, Beatson Cancer Charity, binding arbitration, Bladnoch, blog, blogger, Blood Oath, Bob Bobert, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, cancer, cat, Chivas Regal, competition, construction, Crown Royal, Dark Cove, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, donations, Ezra Brooks, family, Four Roses, Gimli, Highland Park, House Spirits, Ian MacMillan, ice, Islay, John MacLellan, John Rempe, Joseph Magnus, Jude, judging, Kentucky, Kilchoman, labor, labour, Laphroaig, Local 832, Lore, Lux, Luxco, Manitoba, Manitoba Labour Board, mayor, mediator, memorial, Millstone, Mimi, Mimi Petro, Oban, Oregon, People's Republic of Portland, Pernod Ricard USA, pet, Peter Mendel, planning, Portland, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Redbreast, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Scotch Whisky, St. Louis, strike, Tom Mooney, UFCW, union, Vancouver, Washington, whisky, Whisky Sponge, Wigtown, Woodinville, Zuidam0 comments
The Whisky Sponge has been puncturing egos and tweaking the Scotch Whisky industry with impunity – and relative anonymity – for nearly thr...
Crown Royal Distillery Strike Could Last Into Summer20160405130009
Crown Royal Distillery Strike Could Last Into Summer
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2016Amherstburg, arbitrator, benefits, Canadian Whisky, contract, Crown Royal, Diageo, dispute, Gimli, Jeff Traeger, labor, labour, Local 832, Manitoba, Manitoba Labour Board, Ontario, strike, UFCW, union, wages0 comments
April 5, 2016 – The month-long strike by workers at Diageo’s Crown Royal distillery in Gimli, Manitoba is likely to last well into the sum...