Lindsey strikers get their jobs back

Sacked construction workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery in Lincolnshire will be reinstated as part of a deal reached between unions and bosses last night.

Talks between energy firm Total and the union Unite concluded with an apparent victory for the workers, who had walked out on unofficial action last week after 51 staff were made redundant. The dispute escalated when 900 strikers were sacked and told they could reapply for their jobs only if they dropped their grievances.