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| Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down the Grangemouth oil refinery, near Falkirk, will resume on Wednesday morning. | |
| Officials from the Unite union have been meeting bosses from Ineos at the conciliation service Acas in London. | Officials from the Unite union have been meeting bosses from Ineos at the conciliation service Acas in London. |
| Up to 1,200 workers plan to strike on Sunday and Monday over proposals to change pension scheme arrangements. | Up to 1,200 workers plan to strike on Sunday and Monday over proposals to change pension scheme arrangements. |
| The company has begun shutting down the refinery, which processes 210,000 barrels of oil a day, over the issue. | The company has begun shutting down the refinery, which processes 210,000 barrels of oil a day, over the issue. |
| The strike was called over plans by Ineos to end its final salary pension scheme for new workers and to make other changes such as the introduction of contributions from the workers to the pension scheme. | |
| Ineos said it had made a number of concessions to the union which itsaid represented a "significant improvement" on its initial proposals. But officials at Unite said there was nothing new in the company's statement, adding that the union continued to press for the proposals to be withdrawn. | |
| After more than five hours of talks at Acas on Tuesday, union officials said the negotiations would continue at 0900 BST on Wednesday. |