EXCLUSIVE: STUC's scathing response to the Holyrood government's 'Just Transition Plan' comes after hundreds of workers at the Petroineos plant got redundancy letters.
Trade unions have blasted the SNP government’s plans for the future of Grangemouth as “insulting” to workers.
The trade union body, which represents around half a million Scots, accused ministers at Holyrood and Westminster of abandoning communities and leaving the future of the plant to the “whims of shareholders”.
It was announced last year that the refinery would close and transition into being an import terminal. Up to 500 jobs are expected to be lost, with 65 due to be kept on as part of the new operation. Petroineos which operates the plant is a joint venture between Ratcliffe’s Ineos conglomerate and Chinese oil giant PetroChina.
She added: “The Scottish Government’s plan for Grangemouth, whilst no doubt well intentioned, cannot be taken seriously unless it contains substantive protections and a transition plan for workers on the ground. Protecting communities and jobs was a mission neither government could afford to fail. With regret, that’s exactly what seems to be happening.”
“However, the UK Government has so far failed to live up to its commitments or offer any assurances about the future of Grangemouth and its workforce.”
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