Those are likely across Scotland and northern England from next week. A strike is planned at the refinery at Grangemouth, between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and as a precaution, the plant is being shut down. You can't shut down an oil refinery like an electric switch, apparently - it takes many days. The result will be severe fuel shortages across the whole of Scotland from April 25th, next Friday. Not only that, the majority of output from North Sea gas and oil platforms passes through Grangemouth, which means that those will be shut off as well.
The strike is a dispute over pensions, and will be held on April 27th and 28th.
strikes cause problems for everyone...Linda
ReplyDeleteThankyou for the warning it is bound to have a knock on effect here ..love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteThere is always something.
ReplyDeleteJenny <><
that is just awful to affect SO many who did nothing wrong.
ReplyDeleteThis will not be good...hope it is resolved soon...take care!!
ReplyDeleteJoyce
I can't imagine the headaches this will cause.
ReplyDeleteLisa
Jim told me about it today Guido, it is going to cause a lot of problems for a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteLove Sandra x