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March 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Unite union is balloting its members at seven fuel distribution firms whether to stage a strike on the pre-planned date.
Ballot results from around 2,000 tanker drivers, about 90 percent of all those who deliver fuel to UK petrol stations, will be announced by Unite on Monday. The vote was called last month amid union concerns about safety and training, among other issues.
While the government is refusing to publicly confirm specific contingency plans, officials say ministers are prepared to use emergency powers to allow 300 army tanker drivers to distribute fuel if needed. The military drivers will begin extra training next week in preparation for a possible strike, British media reported.
Hundreds of soldiers are being lined up to stand in for petrol tanker drivers threatening strike action next month, according to the reports.
The Army and police are on standby to ensure fuel deliveries do not grind to a halt resulting in the same chaos that hit Tony Blair’s government in 2000.
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said the government had “learnt the lessons” of the past and stood “ready to act” if members of the Unite union walk out.
Maude appealed to the union and employers, including DHL and BP, to come to an agreement that averts industrial action.
“We are calling on the trade union Unite and the employers involved to work together to reach an agreement that will avert industrial action”, said Maude.
“Widespread strike action affecting fuel supply at our supermarkets, garages and airports could cause disruption across the country”, he added.
“The general public should not and must not suffer from this dispute and strike action is manifestly not the answer”, he noted.
“Although we are pushing for an agreement, we have learnt the lessons of the past and stand ready to act to minimize disruption to motorists, to industry and, in particular, to our emergency services, in the event of a strike.”
But, Unite said there had been “unrelenting attacks” on drivers’ terms and conditions, adding that it had been trying to establish a forum to agree industry-wide best practice on issues such as safety and training.
Preparations are being made to call in the army to deliver petrol if tanker drivers stage a national strike, in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the chaotic scenes that followed blockades by fuel protesters in 2000.
Petrol prices in the UK have hit record highs following Iran’s decision to cut its oil sales to some European countries.
The price of petrol has broken through the 140p-a-litre barrier for the first time in Britain.
The average price at the pumps has now reached 140.20p a litre, with diesel at a new record of 146.72p.
Petrol prices have now risen more than 2.75p a liter in just three weeks, while the cost was only 132.25p a liter at the beginning of the year.
The price of diesel at the start of 2012 stood at an average of 140.56p.
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