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Friday, June 13, 2008 --- 69 days ago http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/13e6bb9/story01.htm
 Motorists face the growing prospect of continuing fuel shortages after it emerged that a second wave of strikes by Shell tanker drivers is planned for next week. Downing Street said yesterday the government could get through the first round of strikes, which began at 6am yesterday, without an emergency plan to cap the amount of petrol customers can buy. But in a sign the crisis could spread, haulage firms and petrol retailers not affected by the strikes said they were suffering knock-on effects from the action. More than 600 drivers for Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport, the companies contracted to distribute to Shell filling stations across the country, began striking yesterday after pay negotiations broke down. During the Unite union's four-day action, set to last until Monday, drivers will be staffing pickets at about a dozen distribution depots and terminals. Ron Webb, Unite's national secretary for road transport and a chief negotiator, told the Guardian there would be "more industrial action" next week unless a pay settlement is reached. He said the second wave would be another four-day action, and could start as soon as next Friday, leaving just a three-day window for affected petrol stations to refill their tanks. "That's going ahead," he said. "There'll be no resolution of this dispute until we reach a pay settlement." A Hoyer official confirmed the company had been told "further strikes" could be expected. Many Shell depo ... |
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