STRIKES * UK - Fuel distributors agree to meet with Unite to avoid strikes

London,EN,UK -Road Transport, by Joanna Bourke -6 March 2011: -- A number of fuel distributors have accepted Unite's invite to discuss tanker driver terms and conditions (T&Cs) to avoid industrial action. But some believe certain discussions are best left between employers and employees...  BP, Hoyer, Suckling Transport, Turners (Soham) and Wincanton have confirmed to MT they have accepted Unite general secretary Len McCluskey's invite to talks on 10 March at the union's London headquarters...  McCluskey says he wants a "no strings summit" to examine how operations can be improved in what he describes as "the increasingly volatile but essential national industry". Discussion topics include wages, pensions and safety conditions...