Fuel pumping stations will be working all night on Friday as a sign of “good will”, the GRTU said on Friday.
The action was announced on Monday night following a lengthy meeting with station owners which saw a decision taken for fuel to only be sold while stations are open.
The GRTU has warned that the measures could escalate.
The two sides have been at loggerheads for months over the implementation of a plan whereby all fuel stations have to upgrade their facilities by next year.
Such obligation is dictated by requirements set by the Environment Resources Authority and the Regulator for Energy and Water Services.
Though the government had made an offer, fuel station owners deemed it below their expectations, saying it would not be enough to cover an estimated expense exceeding €500,000 to modernise each facility.
However, in a statement issued today, the GRTU said pumping stations had suspended the action pending a meeting with Resources Minister Joe Mizzi to be held on Saturday.
Pumping stations, the GRTU said, wanted to be of the least inconvenience to consumers.
Despite the show of good will, the chamber said the suspension was temporary and if an agreement was not reached following Saturday's meeting the action could continue.
Station owners have also been withholding licensing payments due to the resources authority.
Earlier in January, the government rejected their proposal for a higher profit margin.
The government last week said it had made an alternative proposal to fuel station owners. No details of the proposals, however, were released by either side.
In another statement on Friday, the Consumers’ Association said it was concerned about the threat that the fuel pump owners' strike could continue to escalate.
It noted that fuel pumps had already been given an increase in 2011 as compensation to bring the fuel pumps in line with EU standards by 2020.
This meant that consumers had been paying for these standards to be reached for long enough.
It also meant that the subsidy had been given for the past seven years and rather than using it to improve the pumps, it was turned into profit.
The association said it was not at all pleased that it had become the norm that after an agreement is reached, the party getting a subsidy did not keep to its side of the bargain.
This could also be seen in the case of the gas distributors agreement. In 2015 they had been given compensation and their obligations included giving a receipt and the establishment of a call centre.
The association said it had brought this to the responsible authority a long time ago but nothing had been done.
It said it could not understand the justification as to why certain sectors should be given a subsidy to guarantee they acted in line with established standards.
When the VRT was introduced, car owners were not given any subsidy because it was their duty to ensure that their vehicle met the required standards.
While it hoped an agreement that would not be detrimental to consumers was reached, it encouraged the government to ensure that the responsible authorities started to consider more the interests of consumers and ensured that agreements reached were implemented.