Quote Originally Posted by lastlid View Post
"The dispute has been going on for more than a year, with Unite saying that sub-contracting across the fuel haulage industry is undermining the pay, conditions and safety training of its drivers."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17620647
Typical unbalanced BBC report only giving one side of the story.

The Independent states :-

A spokesman for Hoyer, one of the firms involved in the dispute, said: "Given that safety is a mantra for our business, we believe there are some fundamental areas of agreement between ourselves and Unite over the need to harmonise health and safety standards across the industry."