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900 SACKED IN REFINERY DISPUTE -19 JUNE 2009
A dispute over jobs at an oil refinery is set to escalate after hundreds of workers who have been taking unofficial industrial action were sacked.
French giant Total wrote to 900 workers at its Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire saying they had until Monday to reapply for their jobs.
Union leaders condemned the dramatic development and warned that the dispute would escalate.
Paul Kenny, general secretary of the GMB said: "Total has for a full week refused to "It seems pretty obvious that there a is case of victimisation taking place. Laying off the workforce will not solve the problem, it will escalate it."
Wildcat strikes had already spread to several power stations and other terminals in the past few days as thousands of workers took sympathy action. The sackings are expected to spark fresh walkouts.
The dispute flared a week ago when a contractor laid off 51 workers while another employer was hiring staff at Lindsey, which was hit earlier this year by unofficial strikes over jobs for non-UK workers.
About 1,200 contract workers at the terminal have been taking unofficial action all week as efforts to convene talks floundered.
In a statement, Total said striking workers were taking part in an "unofficial, illegal walk-out" that was "repudiated" by both Unite and the GMB unions.
Unite said it was "extremely concerned" about Total's actions and was working frantically to facilitate immediate talks with the company's local management.
Last Updated: Friday, 19 June 2009, 06:39 GMT meet with the unions to resolve this matter through Acas
French giant Total wrote to 900 workers at its Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire saying they had until Monday to reapply for their jobs.
Union leaders condemned the dramatic development and warned that the dispute would escalate.
Paul Kenny, general secretary of the GMB said: "Total has for a full week refused to "It seems pretty obvious that there a is case of victimisation taking place. Laying off the workforce will not solve the problem, it will escalate it."
Wildcat strikes had already spread to several power stations and other terminals in the past few days as thousands of workers took sympathy action. The sackings are expected to spark fresh walkouts.
The dispute flared a week ago when a contractor laid off 51 workers while another employer was hiring staff at Lindsey, which was hit earlier this year by unofficial strikes over jobs for non-UK workers.
About 1,200 contract workers at the terminal have been taking unofficial action all week as efforts to convene talks floundered.
In a statement, Total said striking workers were taking part in an "unofficial, illegal walk-out" that was "repudiated" by both Unite and the GMB unions.
Unite said it was "extremely concerned" about Total's actions and was working frantically to facilitate immediate talks with the company's local management.
Last Updated: Friday, 19 June 2009, 06:39 GMT meet with the unions to resolve this matter through Acas
Industrial Action
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Statement from Gerry's Family
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