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| A deal to end the bitter jobs dispute at the Total-run Lindsey oil refinery, which has led to walkouts across the country, has been agreed, unions say. | A deal to end the bitter jobs dispute at the Total-run Lindsey oil refinery, which has led to walkouts across the country, has been agreed, unions say. |
| The agreement follows talks between union leaders and employers of contract staff at the North Lincolnshire site. | The agreement follows talks between union leaders and employers of contract staff at the North Lincolnshire site. |
| Unions said the deal involved the reinstatement of 647 workers sacked for taking unofficial strike action and would be put to the workers on Monday. | Unions said the deal involved the reinstatement of 647 workers sacked for taking unofficial strike action and would be put to the workers on Monday. |
| The workers went on strike on 11 June after a sub-contractor cut 51 jobs. | The workers went on strike on 11 June after a sub-contractor cut 51 jobs. |
| It is thought those workers will also be offered jobs. | It is thought those workers will also be offered jobs. |
| 'Hours of negotiations' | 'Hours of negotiations' |
| The dispute sparked wildcat sympathy walkouts involving thousands of workers at power stations and oil and gas facilities across the country. | The dispute sparked wildcat sympathy walkouts involving thousands of workers at power stations and oil and gas facilities across the country. |
| Les Bayliss, of the Unite union, said: "Following hours of detailed negotiations we now have proposals for a return to work which will be recommended by the stewards to the workforce. | Les Bayliss, of the Unite union, said: "Following hours of detailed negotiations we now have proposals for a return to work which will be recommended by the stewards to the workforce. |
| "The employers have agreed to reinstate the sacked workers but the details have to be put to the workforce first." | "The employers have agreed to reinstate the sacked workers but the details have to be put to the workforce first." |
| Another union, the GMB, has recommended workers accept the deal and end the dispute. | Another union, the GMB, has recommended workers accept the deal and end the dispute. |
| The negotiations were adjourned after five hours in London on Tuesday and resumed in Manchester on Thursday afternoon. | The negotiations were adjourned after five hours in London on Tuesday and resumed in Manchester on Thursday afternoon. |
| Total was involved in the talks after previously refusing to take part. | Total was involved in the talks after previously refusing to take part. |
| Headquarters demo | Headquarters demo |
| Other sites affected by industrial included Longannet in Fife, Sellafield in Cumbria, Drax and Eggborough in North Yorkshire, Stanlow in Cheshire, Aberthaw in south Wales and Didcot in Oxfordshire. | Other sites affected by industrial included Longannet in Fife, Sellafield in Cumbria, Drax and Eggborough in North Yorkshire, Stanlow in Cheshire, Aberthaw in south Wales and Didcot in Oxfordshire. |
| On Friday morning, staff at Sellafield and Longannet returned to work. | |
| The sacked Lindsey workers had been planning to stage a demonstration outside the Paris headquarters of Total next week. | The sacked Lindsey workers had been planning to stage a demonstration outside the Paris headquarters of Total next week. |
| They had been employed on a project known as HDS-3 to build a new site alongside the existing Lindsey plant. | They had been employed on a project known as HDS-3 to build a new site alongside the existing Lindsey plant. |
| Total fears the dispute has set the project back by months and that as a result it will cost an extra 100 million euros (£85m). | Total fears the dispute has set the project back by months and that as a result it will cost an extra 100 million euros (£85m). |
| It has not yet commented on the outcome of the talks. | It has not yet commented on the outcome of the talks. |