UNITE Union Vote To Strike

Date: 02 April 2012

 

The Trade Union UNITE have now received a ballot result, in which 69% voted in favour of a strike  which will allow them to take industrial action. However it is a legal requirement that seven days notice is given before industrial action may be taken.

 

As yet no notice to strike has been issued by UNITE

 

Around 2,000 members of UNITE at seven Companies participated in the ballot. The seven Companies are Wincanton, DHL, Hoyer, BP, J W Suckling, Norbert Dentressangle and Turners who supply fuel to 90% of the uk's forecourts; of which there are now 8,706 across the UK.

 

We advise all of our customers:

• No drivers employed by GB Fuels are members of a trade union
• No product supplied by GB Fuels is transported into our Albany Road Depot by a member of a trade union

GB Fuels do not envisage any major issues in being able to supply its existing customers with their normal requirements for all products i.e, Kerosene, Premium Kerosene, Gas Oil, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel and Unleaded Petrol.

 

Our Trade Association, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is working closely with Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) to minimize the effects of any strike action.