Negotiations: The talks are to resume today in a bid to prevent strike action
Talks to resume following panic buying in Barking and Dagenham
John Phillips , Senior Reporter
Thursday, April 5, 2012
8:43 AM
Talks to try to head off a possible strike by fuel tanker drivers are expected to resume today.
The Unite union and seven distribution companies held negotiations with conciliation service Acas at a secret location in London until 1am this morning.
The talks come after panic buying at the pumps that saw a dozen filling stations run out of fuel in Barking and Dagenham last week.
Most stations had been restocked at the start of this week despite queues or shortages at a few forecourts including Shell and Tesco.
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