alvesen faces blacking
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IRISTIAN Salvesen lorries the Aberdeen depot could blacked by drivers if empts to sell or rel-locate are made.
rhe firm intends to close the 30t at the end of next month, )n closure, the Transport General Workers Union in erdeen intends to block all empts to transfer loads or ries elsewhere.
4anagement and TGWU trict officer, Mel Kennan, t shop stewards from Alberni and London — where lundancies are also .eatened.
VIr Ken nan said: "We told mil point blank that there is way we are going to allow !rri just to pull out."
3upport for the Christian lvesen workers has come am other TGWU shop krwards in Aberdeen and the il union ASLEF has also en approached in case :empts are made to shift lvesen loads by rail. Shop 'wards from other Salvesen pots have also expressed pport.
A spokesman for Christian lvesen emphasised that the mpany considered every .ernative before taking the cision to close the depot.