The oil refinery strikes which took place across the country have come to an end after workers voted to end the unofficial strike.
Contract workers at the Lindsey oil refinery in north Lincolnshire voted to return to work after union officials recommended that they accept the offer made by the management.
The strike began after 51 workers were laid off at Lindsey, owned by the energy company Total, while other companies continued to hire contract workers.
The management agreed to find alternative positions for the 51 workers and rescinded dismissal notices sent to 647 other employees who went on strike.
In his address to the strikers outside the refinery, GMB shop steward Kenny Ward described the agreement as an “unprecedented victory” for the unions.
He said the deal was a “smack in the face for the employers, a realisation that they need to take a step back.”
He added: “In my opinion, we have achieved an unprecedented victory not just for us but on a legal front as well so I recommend and we recommend as the Shop Stewards Committee that you vote 'yes' and we return to work.”
