Or definitely if you are the Carlsberg brewery in Lithuania where the workers decided to call a strike, a perfectly legal thing to do in Lithuania….or at least that’s what everyone thought
Carlsberg, the employer, challenged their right to strike in court. In Lithuania, pretty well everyone accepts that workers have the right to strike; except if we’re talking about an “essential service” at least that’s what the law says. So Carlsberg told the court that beer production was an essential service; not even probably, but definitely; the court agreed, and the workers have been banned from striking. I suppose now all activity that contributes to inward investment, or to some other economic “necessity” will be deemed essential. It’s a common enough tactic, set a precedent in a weaker region, then use the threat of capital emigration to make it universal. Whatever, else you may think it’s certainly no “Comedy Carnival”.
Oh, and don’t stress even if you do consider beer to be essential, you can still support their right to be treated fairly by the law in Lithuania.
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