Siemens Gamesa Hull workers accept pay rise
Siemens Gamesa has agreed to give around 300 workers at its wind turbine facility in Hull a pay rise, averting the need for industrial action.
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Unite ballots Siemens Gamesa wind turbine workers for strike
Around 300 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blade makers in Hull are being balloted for strike action over pay, Unite has announced.
Norwegian oil workers strike averted
A strike by Norwegian offshore oil workers has been averted after reaching a deal with employers, the country’s IE&FLT and Safe labour unions have said.
Pay battle intensifies at Shell’s troubled Prelude FLNG off Australia
Shell (LON:SHEL) said it will lock out workers at its troubled Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project from Monday unless they stop their strike action as the industrial dispute that has disrupted production at the vessel intensifies.
Shell’s Prelude LNG cargoes disrupted as industrial dispute boils over
Shell (LON:SHEL) said liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from its Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) unit will be disrupted due to a protracted industrial dispute with workers over wages on the vessel offshore Australia.
Shell sends ‘thug’ to stop industrial strike action on Prelude FLNG, says labor union
Production at Shell’s (LON:SHEL) Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility offshore Western Australia may soon be affected by industrial strike action after the Offshore Alliance issued the supermajor with a notice of protected industrial action starting 10 June.
Chad strike for Exxon amid Savannah sale plans
Exxon workers in Chad have gone on strike, amid concerns about employment following the proposed sale of local assets to UK-listed Savannah Energy.
Fuel tanker drivers at Stanlow Oil Refinery to strike
Fuel tanker drivers are to stage a series of strikes after voting overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute over jobs.
Norway Oil strike to end after mediation
A strike that shut down about 8% of Norway’s oil and gas output will end after successful mediation talks, said Norwegian Oil and Gas Association spokesman Kolbjorn Andreassen
Equinor shuts down four fields off Norway due to strike
Strike action has forced Equinor to shut down production at four of its fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Nigeria averts petrol, power price strike
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has reached a deal with unions, preventing what had been tipped as being the largest strike in Nigeria’s recent history.
Threat of industrial action by Centrica workers increases after ballot result
The threat of industrial action by workers at gas giant Centrica has come a step closer in a row over jobs and pay.
Updated: Crunch talks scheduled as majority of workers vote for strike
Trade union officials and employers will hold crunch talks over offshore workers’ pay this week in a bid to avert widespread strikes in the North Sea.
GMB workers in strike action vote over OCA deal
The GMB trade union has opened a strike action ballot for its members working in the UK North Sea.
Total hands out ‘final offer’ to North Sea workers
Oil giant Total has submitted a "final offer" to disgruntled workers in an attempt to halt further strikes on three of its North Sea rigs.
Further 24-hour strike on Total platforms
Workers will down tools for another 24-hour period today amid a series of strikes on three Total platforms.
Strikes could put off fresh North Sea investment, says BMI
Increasing incidents of North Sea strike action risk project delays and putting off new investment, according to BMI.
Airport strike called off as pay demand accepted
Hundreds of holidaymakers breathed a sigh of relief last night as days of strike action at the north-east’s biggest airport were called off when bosses caved to workers’ demands.
Aberdeen airport pay deal rejected
Scores of holidaymakers have had their plans thrown into turmoil after workers at the north-east’s biggest airport “overwhelmingly” rejected an increased pay deal aimed at averting a strike.
Oil strike in Norway shuts Shell field as escalation looms
A strike curtailed oil production off Norway for the first time in six years as Royal Dutch Shell Plc shut a North Sea field and workers threatened to escalate labor action at the weekend.
Port staff to go on strike over ‘pay justice’ in Aberdeen this week
The RMT trade union said port workers will go on strike in Aberdeen later this week in a dispute over "pay justice".
Unofficial Mariner strike ‘unhelpful’ for North Sea investment case
Strike action on a major North Sea oilfield development could dent efforts to attract much needed investment to the sector, an industry chief has warned.
Norway heads off major strike as pay deal struck
Sweeping strikes have been averted in Norway after trade unions struck a new pay deal with employers, news reports said.
Exclusive: Legal threat against Aker was ‘tactical’ ploy, leaked letter appears to show
The threat of Strike action at a major gas plant in Shetland appears to have been snuffed out after workers accepted a new pay offer.
Sellafield workers to hold fresh strike over pay dispute
Workers at the Sellafield nuclear site are to stage a fresh strike in a dispute over pay.