UPDATE 1-UK refinery dispute sparks further walkouts
* Total says 647 workers sacked over unofficial strike
* Hundreds of contractors walk out elsewhere in UK
* Refinery production and power generation unaffected
* Planned conciliation meeting cancelled
(Updates throughout)
By Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Engineering contractors walked out from energy construction sites and power plants across Britain on Friday after hundreds of their colleagues were sacked at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire.
French energy group Total (TOTF.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) said 647 contractors working on a new plant at Lindsey had been fired after a week long unofficial strike. Continued...
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