A further round of strike action among a small number of Turners’ tanker drivers was due to conclude tonight (21 November) with no resolution to the pay dispute currently in sight.
The Grangemouth-based drivers said the haulier had refused to improve upon a 1% pay offer, but Turners’ MD told Motor Transport it had offered the best it could.
Industrial action began last month and then resumed on Monday (17 November) before concluding the following day.
Further strike action then took place on Thursday and is due to end tonight at midnight.
The Unite union insisted the action was hitting fuel supplies to airlines and disrupting services at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports, but this was denied by the company.
It also described Turners’ pay offer as “miserly” and said the company had recorded after tax profits of £51.42m in 2024.
General Secretary Sharon Graham said: “Turners is directly responsible for any fuel supply shocks that will happen to airlines operating to and from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.
“Our members will not accept a massive real terms pay cut from an extremely profitable company.
“Unite will continue to back workers at Turners in their fight to secure better jobs, pay and conditions.”
However, Paul Day, Turners MD, said only four tanker drivers had elected to strike again: “The vast majority of drivers have accepted our offer and have worked to successfully hold everything together,” he said.
“It had no impact on customer deliveries.
“We can only hope they return to work and we can all get back to normal operations.
“Our position remains that we have offered the best we can in the circumstances,” he added.
