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| Wildcat refinery strike escalates | Wildcat refinery strike escalates |
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| Unofficial strikes at oil terminals and power stations have spread to more sites across the UK. | Unofficial strikes at oil terminals and power stations have spread to more sites across the UK. |
| Some 1,200 contract staff walked out in a row over jobs at Total's Lindsey oil refinery in North Lincs last week. | Some 1,200 contract staff walked out in a row over jobs at Total's Lindsey oil refinery in North Lincs last week. |
| The action has spread to power stations at Drax and Eggborough in Yorkshire and Ratcliffe in Nottinghamshire, and BP's Saltend refinery near Hull. | The action has spread to power stations at Drax and Eggborough in Yorkshire and Ratcliffe in Nottinghamshire, and BP's Saltend refinery near Hull. |
| Workers are also out at the BOC oxygen plant at Scunthorpe, in addition to two other strikes begun earlier this week. | Workers are also out at the BOC oxygen plant at Scunthorpe, in addition to two other strikes begun earlier this week. |
| Action started at power stations at Fiddlers Ferry in Cheshire on Monday and Aberthaw in south Wales on Wednesday. | |
| Jobs axed | Jobs axed |
| The Unite union said conciliation service Acas was dealing with both parties in the dispute but that there were no direct talks between the two sides. | The Unite union said conciliation service Acas was dealing with both parties in the dispute but that there were no direct talks between the two sides. |
| The Lindsey workers withdrew their labour in protest at a sub-contractor axing 51 jobs while another employer on the site was hiring people. | The Lindsey workers withdrew their labour in protest at a sub-contractor axing 51 jobs while another employer on the site was hiring people. |
| Planned talks between unions and employers aimed at breaking the deadlock stalled on Tuesday. | Planned talks between unions and employers aimed at breaking the deadlock stalled on Tuesday. |
| Total said the strike was illegal and talks could not begin until workers returned to their jobs. | Total said the strike was illegal and talks could not begin until workers returned to their jobs. |
| The Lindsey refinery suffered strikes earlier this year over the employment of non-UK workers. | The Lindsey refinery suffered strikes earlier this year over the employment of non-UK workers. |