Strike at UK wine bottling firm could risk supplies

Monday, 23 June, 2025
BBC News, Chris Kelly
More than 200 workers at Encirc, which bottles wine for most major supermarket chains in the UK, have gone on strike over pay.

More than 200 workers at a glass filling and distribution company in Bristol are to go on strike in a dispute over pay.

The employees of Encirc helped to bottle wines and supplied most major supermarkets. The union Unite said there was "no doubt" the move would affect supplies across the summer.

The company has offered its workers a 3.2% pay rise and wanted to link further increases to inflation. Unite claimed the firm did not negotiate the rise with them, and had therefore removed its collective bargaining ability.

Encirc said it was "disappointed" by the action and added that if the rise was accepted, it would mean the firm had increased wages by 16% in less than two years.

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