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Grangemouth refinery owner Ineos seems "determined" to spark a strike, union officials said yesterday before a stormy second round of talks.
Ineos provoked another war of words with Unite yesterday after a spokesman told Bloomberg reporters they had ordered a complete shutdown of the plant over the next few days, with all units in "cold status" before a 48-hour walkout begins on Sunday night.
But the announcement flew in the face of assurances to Reuters reporters two days earlier that they had accepted the union's offer of a skeleton crew to ensure the plant stays on "hot standby."
JOHN LANG recalls how Murdoch used scabbing electricians and even devised a fake newspaper to force a confrontation with printers – then sacked them all
Royal Mail’s job quality has plummeted, with gruelling hours, two-tier pay, intense surveillance, and poor work-life balance for postal workers — but our union is fighting back, writes CWU branch secretary JOHN CARSON