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| Refinery jobs walkout talks fail | Refinery jobs walkout talks fail |
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| Talks aimed at resolving a dispute that started a wildcat strike at a North Lincolnshire oil refinery have failed. | Talks aimed at resolving a dispute that started a wildcat strike at a North Lincolnshire oil refinery have failed. |
| About 1,200 workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery continued their unofficial strike for a third day on Monday. | About 1,200 workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery continued their unofficial strike for a third day on Monday. |
| The workers withdrew their labour last week in protest at a sub-contractor cutting 51 jobs while another employer on the site was hiring workers. | The workers withdrew their labour last week in protest at a sub-contractor cutting 51 jobs while another employer on the site was hiring workers. |
| Some contractors at Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in Cheshire have walked out in support, said their union. | |
| The GMB said contractors at the Widnes power station employed under The National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) had walked out on Monday. | |
| Commenting earlier, Lindsey Oil Refinery owner Total said it was "frustrated" that talks had broken down and called for an end to the "illegal walkout". | |
| The company said the refinery was operating normally and was not affected by the action. | The company said the refinery was operating normally and was not affected by the action. |
| Conciliation move | Conciliation move |
| "We are extremely disappointed and frustrated that our contractor workforce... has decided not to return to work," Total said in a statement. | "We are extremely disappointed and frustrated that our contractor workforce... has decided not to return to work," Total said in a statement. |
| "The contractor workforce was asked to return to work and end the illegal walkout at a meeting between contractor management and union representatives this morning. | "The contractor workforce was asked to return to work and end the illegal walkout at a meeting between contractor management and union representatives this morning. |
| "The contractor workforce decided to continue the unofficial action." | "The contractor workforce decided to continue the unofficial action." |
| The company said there would be a further meeting with GMB union officials and contractor management on Tuesday morning. | The company said there would be a further meeting with GMB union officials and contractor management on Tuesday morning. |
| "We are keen to clarify the demands of the contractor workforce so we can resolve the situation as soon as possible," it said. | "We are keen to clarify the demands of the contractor workforce so we can resolve the situation as soon as possible," it said. |
| The conciliation service Acas is believed to have been asked to attend talks on Tuesday in a bid to resolve the dispute. | The conciliation service Acas is believed to have been asked to attend talks on Tuesday in a bid to resolve the dispute. |
| Meanwhile, the strikers are expected to go home and return for another mass meeting on Tuesday morning. | Meanwhile, the strikers are expected to go home and return for another mass meeting on Tuesday morning. |
| The refinery was hit by unofficial action earlier this year in a row over the recruitment of non-UK workers. | The refinery was hit by unofficial action earlier this year in a row over the recruitment of non-UK workers. |
| The site at Killingholme employs 550 staff and has up to 1,000 contract workers at any time. | The site at Killingholme employs 550 staff and has up to 1,000 contract workers at any time. |
| The staff who walked out were contract workers. | The staff who walked out were contract workers. |
| The GMB union claimed the workers affected by the latest job cuts were being victimised for striking earlier this year. |