Unite: Talks fail to get underway at Lindsey
Friday, 19 June 2009
12:00 AM
Unite's Assistant General Secretary, Les Bayliss said:
"Unite and ACAS made themselves available to meet with the employer at Lindsey with a view to getting a resolution to the problems at the refinery. The employers decided to refuse to talk to ACAS and the unions until after next Monday. This is yet another subversive manoeuvre, displaying a complete lack of diplomacy. Unite remains ready and willing to assist in finding a way through the problems arising from the unofficial dispute. We are urging Total to do the same."
ENDS
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