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| Sellafield workers stage walk-out | Sellafield workers stage walk-out |
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| About 1,300 contract workers at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria have walked out in a protest at the employment of foreign workers. | About 1,300 contract workers at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria have walked out in a protest at the employment of foreign workers. |
| The action followed a meeting of mechanical contractors in one of the plant's car parks early on Monday. | |
| Their action is in support of staff at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire, who walked out last week over the employment of Italian workers. | Their action is in support of staff at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire, who walked out last week over the employment of Italian workers. |
| A Sellafield spokesman said the action would not affect safety. | A Sellafield spokesman said the action would not affect safety. |
| One of the strikers, GMB convener Willie Doggert, said: "All we want is a level playing field, it's not just about foreign workers, we need jobs to be advertised with transparency so that everybody gets a far crack of the whip at getting them. | One of the strikers, GMB convener Willie Doggert, said: "All we want is a level playing field, it's not just about foreign workers, we need jobs to be advertised with transparency so that everybody gets a far crack of the whip at getting them. |
| 'Safety paramount' | 'Safety paramount' |
| "The jobs down the country were given to foreign workers without giving Great British workers the chance to bid for them. | "The jobs down the country were given to foreign workers without giving Great British workers the chance to bid for them. |
| "This has nothing to do with stopping people coming here, it's just about greater transparency." | "This has nothing to do with stopping people coming here, it's just about greater transparency." |
| The contractors on strike include scaffolders, riggers, pipe fitters and labourers working on building projects around the Sellafield site. | The contractors on strike include scaffolders, riggers, pipe fitters and labourers working on building projects around the Sellafield site. |
| A spokesman for Sellafield Ltd said: "This meeting involves contractors working for companies operating under the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI), not Sellafield Ltd employees. | A spokesman for Sellafield Ltd said: "This meeting involves contractors working for companies operating under the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI), not Sellafield Ltd employees. |
| "Safety is paramount at Sellafield, and Sellafield Ltd is confident that any industrial action would have no impact on safety, security or production." | "Safety is paramount at Sellafield, and Sellafield Ltd is confident that any industrial action would have no impact on safety, security or production." |
| The industrial action is scheduled to last for 24 hours and contractors will reconvene on Tuesday to reassess the situation. | The industrial action is scheduled to last for 24 hours and contractors will reconvene on Tuesday to reassess the situation. |