Sentences with phrase «fuel tanker drivers»
Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, who represents the fuel tanker drivers, refused to rule out the possibility that any strike would be held over the Easter holiday.
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Unite the union is demanding minimum standards for pay, hours, holiday and redundancy for fuel tanker drivers.
47 percent of people surveyed in an ITV News / ComRes poll do not understand why fuel tanker drivers are threatening to strike.
However, the same proportion believes that the fuel tanker drivers are right to threaten to strike over their demands concerning safety standards.
The conciliatory service Acas has announced that talks aimed at resolving the fuel tanker drivers» dispute will be held on Wednesday.
With a fuel duty rise due this summer and the possibility of strikes by fuel tanker drivers, it will be interesting to measure the impact on the oil companies and whether BP and Shell can ensure that any blame attached is shared around equally, rather than disproportionately focused on them.
Not exact matches
«The mood among our supporters is to stand by the tanker drivers and bring the country to a standstill,» Fuel Lobby ringleader Andrew Spence told the newspaper.
Korodo, who is also the South - West Chairman of NUPENG, said that the union had directed tanker drivers to stop supply of aviation fuel to the airline until it resolved the issues.
Today's Guardian leader says» With the sole exception of September 2000, in the aftermath of the tanker drivers» fuel protest, this is the first ICM poll since January 1993 in which the Conservatives have led Labour.»
Cameron conceded that mistakes were made when ministers advised motorists before Easter to top up fuel tanks amid a threatened strike by tanker drivers, causing long queues at petrol stations.
A tanker truck driver may work for a municipal government, a wholesale distributor that takes care of the preparation of fuel or agricultural products or a trucking company.
Tanker truck drivers who deliver commodities and fuel are expected to be on the road for many hours due to making a number of stops in the city or driving through distant places between rural points of destinations.