Bristow pilots accept pay deal, bringing an end to industrial action
Bristow Group helicopter pilots and technical crews have accepted a multi-year pay deal, bringing an end to strikes which affected North Sea operations.
North Sea strikes
Bristow helicopter bosses urge Aberdeen workers to stop strike action and restart pay negotiations
The flight operator said a claim of a real time pay decrease of 25% for technical crew is "simply not true".
Bristow bosses reveal pay rise offer on the table for striking workers
Discussions over a fair pay offer have been ongoing since February 2023 according to The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA).
Workers at Shetland’s Sullom Voe terminal set for strike action
Unite said if strike action takes place it will cause "widespread disruption" at one of Scotland's key oil and gas terminals.
ConocoPhillips exceed working hours rules as SLB strikes continue at Ekofisk
Workers at the ConocoPhillips Ekofisk J platform in the Norwegian North Sea were found to be in breach of the working hours provisions.
Bristow helicopter crews gear up for industrial action
Bristow helicopter crews have “overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action,” the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has confirmed.
Around 70 TotalEnergies workers secure pay rise and change to shift patterns
Dozens of workers employed by French supermajor TotalEnergies (PARIS: TTE) have overwhelmingly voted in favour of an improved pay offer.
Update: Over 400 Stork contractors knock back pay offer as Unite vows workers will ‘fight on’
According to Stork, Unite is asking for a rise that would cost the company an extra £19 million a year, while other demands are outwith the company's control.
Over 100 Petrofac and Wood staff to resume strike action next week
Striking will return to the North Sea as 130 Petrofac and Wood staff are to down tools next week in disputes over working conditions and pay.
Union chief plays down idea North Sea strikes are winding down
A trade union officer has poured cold water on optimism that an end to industrial unrest in the North Sea could be in sight.
New wave of North Sea strikes begin
Hundreds of North Sea contractors are set to down tools for two days as of this morning, though some negotiations have resumed on the strikes.
Over 1,600 North Sea workers poised for further round of strikes
Unite the union has announced around 1,650 contractors will begin two new rounds of 48-hour strike action next month.
More strikes on the way as 600 Bilfinger workers knock back pay offers
Hundreds of offshore workers employed by Bilfinger UK have rejected new pay offers as a bitter dispute over wages and working conditions rumbles on.
FM pays tribute to ‘phenomenal’ oil workers as he calls for strikes resolution
Humza Yousaf has called for all parties to find a resolution to the swathe of strikes currently taking place across the North Sea.
OEUK backs engagement as first set of North Sea strikes end
An industry trade body is calling on all sides to get around the table in order to avoid another wave of North Sea walkouts.
World’s most important oil benchmark rises on OPEC+ cuts, strikes
The OPEC+ alliance’s surprise production cut and looming strikes by North Sea oil workers have boosted a key measure for oil prices across the globe.
Oil and gas “employees have the power at the moment”
For oil and gas workers looking to increase wages or change their employment package, “now would be the time to look around”, says Airswift’s James Allen.
Employment experts ‘strongly suspect’ North Sea strikes will persist following ‘significant increase’ in disputes
An “expectation gap” between workers and employers mean offshore strikes - a feature of the North Sea of late - are likely to linger for some time.
Medics on Shell North Sea platforms to be balloted on strike action
Medics working on several Shell platforms in the North Sea are to be balloted on strike action after knocking back a “real term” pay cut.