Unite said 200 workers walked out at the Mossmorran Refinery and called for a probe by the Health and Safety Executive.
Workers at a Fife refinery withdrew their labour over safety concerns prompting calls for an investigation, a union has said.
However, ExxonMobil said less than 100 workers walked out of the refinery and that many Unite members did not get involved. The union claimed ExxonMobil and contractors Altrad, Bilfinger and Kaefer, failed in a “legal duty” to protect and pay workers. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite will robustly defend the legal right of our members to withdraw their labour over health and safety concerns at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran plant.
Unite is further calling on the Health and Safety Executive to investigate immediately due to the seriousness of the claims. “To add insult to injury, ExxonMobil and the contractors are refusing to pay the wages of the workers following the withdrawal of labour on health and safety grounds.
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