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| BP tanker drivers at Grangemouth begin three-day strike | BP tanker drivers at Grangemouth begin three-day strike |
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| More than 40 BP tankers drivers based at the Grangemouth Oil Refinery have gone on strike in a dispute over pensions and pay. | |
| The walkout began at 04:00 on Friday and will end at 08:00 on Monday. | |
| Unite, which represents the striking workers, said they were protesting over cuts to pensions and pay following the transfer of a key fuel transport contract. | Unite, which represents the striking workers, said they were protesting over cuts to pensions and pay following the transfer of a key fuel transport contract. |
| Grangemouth's owner, Ineos, said its operations would continue as normal. | Grangemouth's owner, Ineos, said its operations would continue as normal. |
| Unite said the industrial action would hit aviation supplies and deliveries to BP forecourts across Scotland and the north east of England. | Unite said the industrial action would hit aviation supplies and deliveries to BP forecourts across Scotland and the north east of England. |
| Lost earnings | Lost earnings |
| The union said 90% of the 42 tanker drivers balloted had voted for strike action following an aviation contract transfer from BP to DHL. | The union said 90% of the 42 tanker drivers balloted had voted for strike action following an aviation contract transfer from BP to DHL. |
| Unite said the drivers were set to lose £1,400 a year in pay and as much as £100,000 from the value of their pensions as a result. | Unite said the drivers were set to lose £1,400 a year in pay and as much as £100,000 from the value of their pensions as a result. |
| The union's regional industrial officer Tony Trench said: "It's an outrage that BP, a multi-national giant which earns billions every year, is exploiting the UK's weak employment laws to effectively swindle workers out of their retirement savings and future earnings. | The union's regional industrial officer Tony Trench said: "It's an outrage that BP, a multi-national giant which earns billions every year, is exploiting the UK's weak employment laws to effectively swindle workers out of their retirement savings and future earnings. |
| "This year, one-third of workers on the aviation contract at Grangemouth could lose up to £13,000 a year from their pension on retirement and two-thirds upwards of £1,400 a year from their basic earnings due to the loss of the BP share-match scheme." | "This year, one-third of workers on the aviation contract at Grangemouth could lose up to £13,000 a year from their pension on retirement and two-thirds upwards of £1,400 a year from their basic earnings due to the loss of the BP share-match scheme." |
| Further action | Further action |
| The Grangemouth drivers also intend to begin a work-to-rule immediately after the first strike ends on Monday morning. | The Grangemouth drivers also intend to begin a work-to-rule immediately after the first strike ends on Monday morning. |
| A second four-day strike is due to begin on 28 February if there is no settlement in the dispute. | A second four-day strike is due to begin on 28 February if there is no settlement in the dispute. |
| A BP spokesman said: "Our priority remains the safe delivery of fuel products to all our customers. | A BP spokesman said: "Our priority remains the safe delivery of fuel products to all our customers. |
| "We have been working to, and continue to work to, minimise any potential disruption the industrial action planned for this weekend at Grangemouth could cause." | "We have been working to, and continue to work to, minimise any potential disruption the industrial action planned for this weekend at Grangemouth could cause." |