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30-01-2009
Strikes have spread across the UK in support of the mass walkout at the Lindsey oil refinery in protest at the exclusive use of foreign workers.
The strike is now in its third day, with hundreds gathered outside the plant protesting against the refinery's Italian contractors.
The strike has led other t0 actions across the country in support of the original strike.
Strikers in Grangemouth, in central Scotland, Aberthaw, in South Wales, and Teesside have joined the strike.
Showing their solidarity with the Lincolnshire strikers, about 700 workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery walked out early this morning.
About 40 people are holding a peaceful protest outside the main gate of Aberthaw power station.
Roughly 400 demonstrators are now picketing all four gates of the former ICI complex at Wilton on Teeside, Cleveland police have confirmed.
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