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BP’s Rotterdam Refinery Could Face Strike Action Over Wages

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Workers at the BP oil refinery in Rotterdam are threatening to strike if their pay demands are not met by noon on 14 November, fuelling concerns about a potential diesel shortage next month.

  • The BP refinery in Rotterdam processes around 400kb/d of oil and is an important supplier of diesel to Northern Europe.
  • Union members, accounting for 440 of the 730 workers at the refinery, have been demanding a 6% salary increase by 1 January, while BP has offered 5% and a one-time payment of €4,000 in its last proposal.
  • "If we don't receive a reaction from BP about our ultimatum and our demands, then we will proceed to action," said spokesman Jaap Bosma of the CNV union in an interview.

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