Union Dispute at Grangemouth Still Has Repercussions

Just as the dust appeared to be settling over the Ineos labor dispute at Grangemouth that made headlines worldwide late last year, UK media have reported that a convenor for the trade union Unite at the Scottish site has been dismissed by the Switzerland-based group.

Reports said Mark Lyon was fired for not stopping the union from commenting on fears of job losses as a result of the dispute.

Unite's Scottish secretary, Pat Rafferty, against whom the group recently dropped a defamation suit, is quoted as saying that despite the withdrawal of the suit, Ineos "at the same time was drafting a letter dismissing a Unite convenor." The group's "rank hypocrisy knows no bounds," he remarked.
Ineos called the latest flap "a confidential issue."