18th June 2008
Union representatives and haulage bosses have reached a deal over wages, averting the threat of another fuel strike this coming weekend.
Drivers for Shell supply companies Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport had been due to walk out for another four days from Friday, in a bid to secure a wage increase. However, the action has now been postponed while an undisclosed pay offer is put to truck drivers.
Action last weekend saw almost 600 fuelling stations run dry, with the South West of England worst affected.
The Devon and Cornwall Business Council (DCBC) has claimed that the strike could cost the area up to £50 million, and that the region is still struggling to refuel.
"I don't think anyone outside the South West has realised the impact this has had on businesses and communities right across the board," DCBC chairman Tim Jones told BBC News.
"We've heard of garages that are not going to be filled up until Thursday night or Friday morning. We've just been left to pick up the pieces."
Fuel strike off after deal
Drivers for Shell supply companies Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport had been due to walk out for another four days from Friday, in a bid to secure a wage increase. However, the action has now been postponed while an undisclosed pay offer is put to truck drivers.
Action last weekend saw almost 600 fuelling stations run dry, with the South West of England worst affected.
The Devon and Cornwall Business Council (DCBC) has claimed that the strike could cost the area up to £50 million, and that the region is still struggling to refuel.
"I don't think anyone outside the South West has realised the impact this has had on businesses and communities right across the board," DCBC chairman Tim Jones told BBC News.
"We've heard of garages that are not going to be filled up until Thursday night or Friday morning. We've just been left to pick up the pieces."
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