Suckling tanker drivers working on a Conoco contract have voted overwhelmingly to accept pay increases worth up to 20%.
The TGWU says 52 drivers voted to accept the offer while just two rejected it. In a bid to close pay differences of up to £4,000 with Conoco drivers at other operators, Suckling drivers based in Grangemouth, Scotland, will keep their 40-hour week and receive increases of between 15% and 20% over the two-year deal. The package includes a cut in hours
from 45 to 40 at depots in
"We found a solution to the dispute and I am pleased we have," says Suckling MD Peter Larner, who faced the threat of strike action from the drivers last month.
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