Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey has welcomed the move towards resolution, after conciliatory service Acas announced they would hold talks on
the tanker fuel strike, this Wednesday.
Not exact matches
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.
However, the same proportion believes that the
fuel tanker drivers are right to threaten to
strike over their demands concerning safety standards.
47 percent of people surveyed in an ITV News / ComRes poll do not understand why
fuel tanker drivers are threatening to
strike.
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.
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.
With a
fuel tanker strike looming, the leading travel add - ons company urges holiday travellers to prepare for a potentially difficult journey to the airport - and to allow plenty of time to get there.