The Union Unite (disclaimer: I used to belong to this union in of its earlier guises...) is threatening a 48hr strike at the Grangemouth refineries over pensions... The owners Ineos, claim that they will have to shut the plant down for safety reasons and that this will put it out of action for a month. Now I've heard two "experts" give differing views about this proposal, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and accept the stoppage is necessary for safety.
What I won't accept is Ineos claiming that this "risks petrol shortages" and claims that the union would be responsible.
The same "experts" claim that the UK has a 70 day reserve...
So the talk about shortages is just Ineos spouting rubbish in an attempt to portray the union in a bad light...
The thing is, if they aren't lying, and they didn't know about the reserves, then they really shouldn't be in business and the unions claims sound much more believable...
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