The demonstration was called in response to the treatment of workers before and during the ongoing sale process at BrewDog, amid reports that the company is being prepared for sale to the highest bidder.
The dispute centres on the lack of consultation, the abandonment of the real living wage, widespread bar closures, and the slashing of contracted hours — all of which have left workers paying the price for decisions taken at the top of the business.
Recent press coverage has confirmed that BrewDog is exploring options for the future of the company, including a potential sale, following years of cuts, closures and worker uncertainty.
Dennis Ellis - a pseudonym for a real Aberdeen-based BrewDog worker unable to reveal their identity, said: “Yet again, workers across BrewDog have been left in the dark about what is happening with this sale.
"We found out at the same time as the press and have had one meeting with the CEO in which he said “there will be two weeks of uncertainty’ with no clarity about what happens thereafter."
“Our hours have been cut from 32 hours to 24 hours a week, despite being on full time contracts. That’s a loss of roughly £400 a month — during a cost-of-living crisis.
“This sale process - and the distinct lack of consultation from the company - simply deepens the insecurity workers have been living with.”
ATUC stands in solidarity with BrewDog workers, who have repeatedly been left without meaningful consultation. We support their demands for transparency over the sale process, guarantees over jobs and contracted hours, and a commitment to restoring the real living wage.
