by Karl Dyson | Oct 17, 2013 | Fuel shortages
The troubled Grangemouth oil refinery is to be closed for at least a week following complaints by the plant’s owner that the planned strike action has caused financial damage.The 48-hour “strike” by workers was called off by the Unite union following...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 22, 2013 | Tanker Strike
More than 40 tankers drivers from Grangemouth Oil Refinery have started a 3 day strike in a dispute over pensions and pay. The walkout began at 4AM this morning with drivers returning to work at 8AM Monday morning. According to Unite the drivers are protesting over...
by Karl Dyson | May 12, 2012 | Fuel Protests
The threat of a damaging fuel tanker strike was averted yesterday after drivers voted by just a 1% margin accept a peace deal. After eight days of talks with the conciliation service Acas, Unite said that just 51% of it’s members had backed proposals to end a...
