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A number of workers at a power station in Fife have walked out in support of staff from an oil refinery in England sacked for staging wildcat strikes. Workers involved in wildcat strike action at a Fife power station will hold a meeting early on Tuesday morning to discuss the walkout.
It will not be clear until Tuesday how many contract construction workers have walked out of Longannet Power Station. The action at Longannet Power Station is in support of staff sacked at Total's Lindsey plant, in Lincolnshire.
Scottish Power, which runs the plant, said a "small number" were involved and that power supplies were unaffected. The contract construction workers are due to meet at Longannet at 0700 BST.
Thousands of workers across England and Wales have walked out in support of 647 staff sacked from Lindsey Oil Refinery. Scottish Power said a "small number" were involved and power supplies were unaffected. The GMB union condemned the unofficial walkout.
Total, which runs the facility in North Lincolnshire, have told the sacked workers to reapply for their jobs. Thousands of workers across England and Wales have also walked out in support of 647 staff sacked from Lindsey Oil Refinery.
Total, which runs the facility in North Lincolnshire, has told the sacked workers to reapply for their jobs.
The dismissals came after about 1,200 workers staged unofficial walkouts at the plant over a jobs dispute.The dismissals came after about 1,200 workers staged unofficial walkouts at the plant over a jobs dispute.
Bitter disputeBitter dispute
The workers had accused bosses of breaking an agreement not to cut jobs while there were vacancies elsewhere on the site. Total insisted no such agreement was in place.The workers had accused bosses of breaking an agreement not to cut jobs while there were vacancies elsewhere on the site. Total insisted no such agreement was in place.
Workers say the assurances were given in February, following a bitter dispute in which they said foreign labour was being used to exclude British contractors and to undermine conditions.Workers say the assurances were given in February, following a bitter dispute in which they said foreign labour was being used to exclude British contractors and to undermine conditions.
The row in February led to a wave of unofficial strikes and protests at refineries and power stations across the UK, including at Longannet.The row in February led to a wave of unofficial strikes and protests at refineries and power stations across the UK, including at Longannet.
Following the latest action, a Scottish Power spokesperson said: "Scottish Power can confirm that a small number of contractors working at Longannet Power Station have voted to take part in the UK-wide unofficial industrial action.Following the latest action, a Scottish Power spokesperson said: "Scottish Power can confirm that a small number of contractors working at Longannet Power Station have voted to take part in the UK-wide unofficial industrial action.
"ScottishPower employees are not taking part in the campaign and production of power supplies are not affected.""ScottishPower employees are not taking part in the campaign and production of power supplies are not affected."