Grangemouth workers march in Edinburgh to demand oil refinery is saved

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Grangemouth workers march in Edinburgh to demand oil refinery is saved
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A union boss warned Scots workers were being 'sacrificed again at the altar of net zero'.

Hundreds of workers marched through Edinburgh today to demand Scotland's oil refinery is saved from closure.

The company is a joint venture between Ineos - controlled by billionaire Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe - and PetroChina. Speaking outside the Scottish Parliament today, Unite chief Sharon Graham called on MSPs to show their support for saving Grangemouth. "We say today, no, there are other options. And we won't allow you to put these workers in the same position as coal miners."

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