The Unite union is to challenge the decision by Ineos,the owners of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant, to refuse it official recognition. The union said most workers at the plant still wanted Unite to represent them. In April, the firm said it was ending collective bargaining agreements at the plant.
Unite said it has balloted the workforce and found more than 50% of workers still wanted the union to represent them. It now plans to challenge Ineos through official channels. This will involve an application to the independent Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to require Ineos to recognise Unite. If the union can demonstrate a certain level of membership and support for recognition, then the CAC can issue a declaration making recognition compulsory.
Unite's assistant general secretary Howard Beckett said: "We now have a considerable majority of the workers who have signed up to say they want the union recognised at the site as is their legal right. The company must now negotiate a new deal."
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