Striking Shell fuel tank drivers in Britain will hold a new round of talks with haulage firms on Monday, raising hopes of an end to the four-day impasse, Sky News said.
The drivers have struck work since Friday to press their demand for better pay, in a move that has affected hundreds of petrol stations across the country,
More than 600 drivers from the union Unite, who work for haulage firms contracted to Shel0l, are participating in the strike.
The drivers say they have not had a pay rise since 1992 while the Anglo-Dutch oil giant is making profits worth 1.3 billion pounds (2.54 billion U.S. dollars) a month.
However, Shell said it was not party to talks on Thursday between the union and the two haulage firms contracted to deliver fuel to Shell garages in Britain.
The striking drivers are not due to return to work until 0600 GMT Tuesday.
Union officials have maintained informal contact with managers from the two haulage firms, Hoyer and Suckling. The two sides will meet at a secret location Monday, raising hopes for an end to the deadlock.
Shell said around 249 of its garages were affected by shortages in one or more of its fuel grades because of the strike. Some 647 petrol stations out of the 8,700 in Britain were affected by the strike in one way or another, the government said.
Source: Xinhua
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