LONDON, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Woodley, Joint General Secretary of Unite, will address a mass meeting of workers at INEOS in Grangemouth today ahead of a two day strike planned for Sunday 27th and Monday 28th April.

Tony Woodley is attending the plant to make clear Unite's, the UK's largest trade union, steadfast support and solidarity for the Grangemouth workers as they prepare to take strike action to defend their pensions. Unite has 1,200 members at the plant involved in the dispute.

The mass meeting will take place this afternoon (Friday 25th April), close to the plant after talks at ACAS failed earlier in the week. INEOS, the multi million pound company that owns the plant has refused to back down over plans to close the well-funded pension scheme to new entrants that will make the scheme unsustainable in the longer term.

The company has already moved to reduce its contributions to the scheme and has made other detrimental pension changes for employees, including introducing financial penalties for early retirement. These changes were made against the wishes of the pension scheme members and breached a six month consultation.

Unite has left the door open to negotiations and says if the company is willing to negotiate in the proper sense, it will respond. The Grangemouth workers have guaranteed safety and emergency cover during the duration of the dispute.

To arrange an interview with Tony Woodley contact Ciaran Naidoo on +44(0)7768-931-315 for other press enquiries on the Ineos dispute contact Catherine Bithell on +44(0)207-420-8909 or +44(0)7958-473-224. The mass meeting will be closed to journalists.