GMB to hold 16 public meetings on the beer tie

The GMB union has unveiled details of 16 public meetings to discuss the tie with licensees ahead of potential industrial action.

The aim of the GMB's national roadshow is to win support of tied licensees to take part in an official ballot for action to secure £12,000 cuts in the wholesale prices they claim tenants are forced to pay to pubcos.

The public meetings will be in addition to private, invitation-only tenant meetings.

The 16 dates on the tour are:

Wednesday 10 February 3pm
Pub On The Pond
Singleton Park
Mumbles Road
SwanseaSA2 8PY
 
Thursday 11 February 3pm
The Queens Arms ,
201 Harrogate Road,
Leeds
 
Tuesday 16 February 3pm
The London Club
Surrey Street
Sheffield, S12LG
 
Wednesday 17 February 6.30pm to 8.30pm
The Electric Theatre,
Onslow Street,
Guildford, GU1 4SZ.
 
Thursday 18 February 6pm to 8pm
GMB offices, Will Thorne House,
2 Birmingham Road
Halesowen
West Midlands, B63 3HP
 
Tuesday 23 February 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Bread and Roses Public House,
Clapham Manor Street,
Clapham, London, SW4 6DZ
 
Tuesday 23 February 3pm
The Tawny Owl
Neasham Road,
Hurworth Moor,
Darlington, DL2 1 QE
 
Thursday 25 February 3pm
The Plymouth Arms
St Fagans,
Cardiff, CFS 6DU
 
Thursday 25t February 6pm to 8pm
The K2 Centre,
Pease Pottage Hill,
Crawley,
West Sussex, RH11 9BQ
 
Tuesday 2 March 3pm
The Dovecote,
Ashton Road,
Bristol, BS41 9LX
 
Tuesday 2 March 6pm to 8pm
Dover Town Hall, Council Chamber,
Biggin Street,
Dover,
Kent, CT16 1DL
 
Wednesday 3 March 3pm
Livingston Inn,
2 Main Street,
Livingston,
Scotland, EH54 8SW

Wednesday 3 March 3pm
The Three Cups,
York Road,
Stamford Bridge,
York, Y041 1AX

Thursday 4 March, 6pm to 8pm
Medway Manor Hotel,
14-16 New Road,
Rochester,
Kent, ME1 1BG

Tuesday 9 March 3pm
The Farmhouse
Station Road
New Waltham
Grimsby, DN36 4PF

Thursday 11 March 3pm
The Nelson Inn,
Skipton Road,
Hamsthwaite,
Harrogate, HG3 2BU

More dates are expected to be published later.

Paul Maloney GMB National Secretary said: "The recent u-turn on the OFT investigation and the appointment of John Healey as minister for pubs gives scope for parallel political action to help secure cuts in wholesale prices from the pubcos."

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By Neil Gerrard

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