Power plant staff continue strike action

AROUND 300 wildcat strikers from the Longannet Power Station in Fife yesterday voted to continue their unofficial action until the end of the week.

Power plant staff continue strike action Power plant staff continue strike action

The decision came as around 100 contract workers employed by ScottishPower at Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian also agreed to remain on strike.

The Scottish workers are taking the action in sympathy with sacked workers at the Lindsey oil terminal in Lincolnshire as union leaders demanded their reinstatement during talks in London.

About 300 contractors at the Longannet power station in Fife, above, voted by four to one to continue their unofficial strike until Friday.

About 150 workers walked out on Monday.

About 200 other workers in Scotland have also joined the unofficial action. They are based at Cockenzie and the Mossmorran plant in Fife.

Scottish Power, which operates the Longannet and Cockenzie sites, says the striking workers are not directly employed by them, and are not essential to power production, allowing the plants to continue as normal.

647 workers were sacked at the Lindsey refinery.

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