Unite regional organiser Ron Le Cras speaking during Monday’s strike. He has said talk of further action is, at this stage, only a rumour. (Picture by John O’Neill, 0609279)

FEARS of further industrial action this weekend have been played down by the union involved in the pay dispute.

There is widespread speculation that States manual workers are planning to stage a second, longer, walkout at the end of this week, with Saturday the most likely day.

But Unite regional organiser Ron Le Cras said further action this week was unlikely. ‘I have only just heard about the rumours,’ he said. ‘We know nothing about it at all. I do not think that is correct. It would be unlikely that that is going to happen.’

However, despite Mr Le Cras’ assurances, a representative of a key worker group involved in the dispute said more prolonged strike action was a possibility. The worker, who asked not to be named, said nothing had been decided officially but claimed both sewage cart drivers and crane operators at the harbour were planning a longer walkout.