Article: Unite Urges Shell "Stop Sitting on Your Hands" Over Tanker Drivers' Dispute.

LONDON, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite the union today urged oil giants Shell to stop sitting on its hands and act to avert the four day strike by tanker drivers set to begin this Friday, June 13th, 2008.

Unite assistant general secretary Len McCluskey said today (Tuesday): "Only Shell sets the terms of this contract and only it can solve this dispute. This is one of the most profitable companies on earth and it now needs to provide the financial flexibility to avert this dispute.

"It is no use Shell bosses, who have themselves enjoyed 15 per cent plus pay increases in the last year, sitting on their hands. They have 72 hours to start focusing on avoiding the ...

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