Venezuela officials step in to keep beer flowing

A government official has stepped in to try to solve a dispute between Venezuelan labor unions and the country's largest beer distributor before it begins to leave brew-lovers thirsty. Empresas Polar is embroiled in a dispute with union workers demanding better wages. Members of some of the dozens of unions representing Polar workers have shut down breweries and limited distribution of the small bottles of light beer that are favored in Venezuela. More…