Meanwhile , The Guardian newspaper reported Friday that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was quizzed about the strikes during a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland . Dispute over Total 's decision to award the refinery contracts to Italian companies . Total will supply their own permanent workers from Italy and Portugal . Total workers at Lincolnshire site joined by energy workers across UK . Total : There will be no direct redundancies as a result of this deal .
Dispute over Total 's decision to award the refinery contracts to Italian companies . Total will supply their own permanent workers from Italy and Portugal . Total workers at Lincolnshire site joined by energy workers across UK . Total : There will be no direct redundancies as a result of this deal .