‘Astonishing’: A quarter of UK North Sea invoices paid late, NSTA confirms
More than 100,000 invoices issued to UK operators in 2022 took more than 30 days to be paid, according to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).
Unite the Union
100 Odfjell Technology drillers threaten to bring Mariner to ‘standstill’ with strikes
Unite the Union said three months of strikes will kick off at the end of January.
Opinion: Securing a worker-led Just Transition
Unite is clear that the UK cannot allow oil and gas workers to become the coal miners of our generation.
Unite signs new collective bargaining deal covering 350 Repsol Resources offshore workers
Unite signs third recognition deal with an offshore operator following prior agreements with TotalEnergies and CNOOC.
Odfjell Technology drillers strike pay deal on TAQA assets
Over 80 Odfjell Technology drillers have settled a dispute over pay and conditions on TAQA installations after securing a new deal.
Unite plans ‘hard-hitting’ campaign to canvass energy workers
“Don’t give me promises of green jobs, if you can't tell me what qualifications I need, where will the jobs be based, when can I apply for them and how much the pay is.”
CHC Scotia helicopter workers set to strike across UK in pay dispute
More than 60 Unite Union members employed by CHC Scotia to strike across Aberdeen, Humberside and Norwich airports.
Updated: 150 Kaefer contractors at Shell operated Mossmorran and St Fergus energy plants set to strike
Unite members working as contractors for Kaefer at Shell operated plants vote to take a week of strike action between 27 November and 4 December.
North Sea offshore medics looking to unionise, fight for increased pay
Offshore medics based in the North Sea are making efforts to unionise over dissatisfaction with pay and conditions.
Fife based Oceaneering workers balloted on strike action after pay offer rejected
Around 90 union members working for Oceaneering in Fife will vote on taking strike action after rejecting a pay offer.
Unite ballots 140 Kaefer contractors at Shell’s Mossmorran plant for strike action
The union is set to ballot 140 Kaefer contractors at Shell's Mossmorran gas plant in Cowdenbeath as part of a pay dispute.
Unite ballots around 750 UK oil refinery workers for strike action
Unite the Union is balloting hundreds of engineering staff for strike action at the Grangemouth and Fawley Esso oil refineries as part of a pay dispute.
Unite says 900 Offshore caterers could be balloted for strike action
Unite the Union has announced that its members working on offshore catering have rejected a pay offer and now could be balloted for strike action.
Wood workers end dispute after deal for salary reinstatement
Offshore workers have voted to end their industrial action after reaching a deal with Wood which reinstates a 10% cut made to their salaries in 2015.
Petrofac workers on BP North Sea assets secure pay rise
The Petrofac workers based on BP assets that have been locked in an ongoing industrial dispute over pay have secured a 9% pay rise.
Workers at Shetland’s Sullom Voe secure pay rise
Unite the Union has announced that workers at the Sullom Voe oil terminal in Shetland have secured an 8.1% pay rise which will be backdated to April last year.
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.
Over 700 Bilfinger workers secure pay rise as North Sea unrest allays
A long running and bitter industrial dispute - involving hundreds of North Sea contractors - looks to have come to an end.
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.
How does the new Petrofac CEO’s pay package stack up to his predecessor?
At the beginning of this year former Petrofac (LON: PFC) chief executive stood down as Tareq Kawash took over, however, has the current boss landed a better package than his predecessor?
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 dates for North Sea strikes due to be announced
The more than one thousand workers that have been taking industrial action in the North Sea are bringing their strike action to a close.
‘Hundreds’ of North Sea workers to resume strikes as Unite hits out at Big Oil profits
North Sea workers are set to take industrial action this week in an ongoing dispute regarding pay and working conditions.
Ballots for TotalEnergies strikes comes to close today
Unite the Union’s balloting of members employed by TotalEnergies is coming to a close today ahead of another week of strike action in the North Sea.