Agreement Reached in UK Fuel Distribution Dispute
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
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Unions representing tanker drivers working for Shell have reached a
deal with employers in their pay dispute, averting a new strike later
this week.
The deal comes after two days of talks between the two sides and as
drivers returned to work from four days of industrial action. The
stoppage, which started last Friday, led to hundreds of petrol stations
across Britain running out of fuel (See PetrolWorld Europe News page).
The dispute involved 600 drivers working for two haulage firms. In a
joint statement, haulage firms Hoyer UK and Suckling and the union,
Unite, said that they were "pleased to confirm that they have
successfully concluded pay talks".
The strike caused chaos for motorists in some parts of the country with
more than 600 of the 8,700 petrol stations in the UK running out of
unleaded and diesel fuels.
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