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Grangemouth refinery owner Ineos seems "determined" to spark a strike, union officials said yesterday before a stormy second round of talks.
Ineos provoked another war of words with Unite yesterday after a spokesman told Bloomberg reporters they had ordered a complete shutdown of the plant over the next few days, with all units in "cold status" before a 48-hour walkout begins on Sunday night.
But the announcement flew in the face of assurances to Reuters reporters two days earlier that they had accepted the union's offer of a skeleton crew to ensure the plant stays on "hot standby."
JOHN LANG recalls how Murdoch used scabbing electricians and even devised a fake newspaper to force a confrontation with printers – then sacked them all
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down
As bus builder Alexander Dennis threatens Falkirk closure and Grangemouth faces ruthless shutdown by tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that global corporations must be resisted by a bold industrial strategy based on public ownership