New talks to avert fuel tanker drivers’ strike
Fresh talks aimed at averting strikes by fuel tanker drivers are to be held next week - raising hopes that industrial action can be averted.
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North Sea ‘chaos’ threat in battle over paid holidays
Trade unions are threatening to cause chaos in the North Sea offshore industry by ordering members to work only 48 hours a week.
Catering dispute threat in North Sea
UNION leaders have warned of "massive disruption" on North Sea oil installations after offshore catering workers threatened to strike over a pay dispute.
BP postpones North Sea cutback plans
Oil giant BP has postponed plans to make cost-cutting moves on its North Sea platforms, it emerged yesterday.
RMT continues holiday fight for offshore staff
A North Sea union leader pledged last night that the fight to win paid holidays for thousands of offshore workers will go on, despite a setback at an employment appeal tribunal.
Cape workers may down tools in North Sea
Several hundred employees of oil service firm Cape could soon take unofficial industrial action, a North Sea union leader said last night.
Tanker drivers’ union agrees pay deal with employers
A deal to resolve the bitter fuel drivers' pay dispute was agreed last night, averting the threat of further strikes.
Fuel tanker brings vital supplies to north-east
A tanker loaded with fuel docked in Aberdeen early this morning to deliver vital supplies to keep the north-east moving while Scotland's only oil refinery sits idle.
Refinery strike hits North Sea platform production
Thousands of offshore workers will begin shutting down production on 30 North Sea oil platforms today after last night's closure of Scotland's only refinery because of a strike by 1,200 staff.