Governments must be 'forced to act' to save Grangemouth refinery, union says
manchestereveningnews.co.ukUnion leaders have insisted the Labour Government “must be forced to act” to save Scotland’s only oil refinery. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of the Unite union branded the planned closure of the refinery at Grangemouth a “horrific act of industrial vandalism” as she insisted that “the Government must make the necessary investments to safeguard” its future.
Her comments came as Unite Scottish secretary Derek Thomson attacked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, saying they had “contributed ‘net zero’ in support of the Grangemouth workers”. READ MORE: Four people in 'serious condition' in hospital after car involved in early hours crash Earlier this month, bosses at Petroineos confirmed the refinery will close in the second quarter of 2025, with the loss of 400 jobs.
Ahead of the change – which will see Grangemouth operate as an import-only terminal – the Scottish and UK governments promised a joint £100 million support package.
But Ms Graham, addressing more than 150 Unite delegates at the union’s Scottish policy conference in Dundee, hit out at the UK Government, attacking both the Prime Minister and Ed Miliband, his Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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