Unite ballots North Sea drillers on strike action
Unite the union will ballot over 300 drilling workers and contractors over strike action, after members rejected a 5% pay deal.
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Baker Hughes: Strikes still going ahead at Montrose despite new deal
Strikes are still on the cards at Montrose despite Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) making a new deal for workers.
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.
Unite members on Foinaven FPSO vote to down tools over ‘inferior’ redundancy package
Workers on a North Sea vessel are poised to down tools next month in a dispute over redundancy packages.
Baker Hughes denies ‘fire and re-hire’ claims for workers across Aberdeen and Montrose
Baker Hughes has strongly denied claims that hundreds of workers across Aberdeen and Montrose have been told to accept a pay cut or lose their jobs.
Lerwick harbour facing strike action on Monday
Negotiations between Unite the Union and Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) to avert a hugely damaging strike at the harbour on Monday seem to have collapsed.
Strike threat still hangs over Lerwick Port as offer is made
Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) says the prospect of strike action by labour body Unite is “extremely disappointing” given the fact it has made an unspecified offer to solve the pay and conditions dispute.
Ineos told to pay out £100k in compensation after breaching employment rules at Grangemouth
Petrochemicals giant Ineos has been ordered to compensate workers after it was found to have breached employment regulations.
Main port on Shetland Isles could reach ‘standstill’ as strike action planned
Unite the union has confirmed that workers at the Lerwick Port Authority on Shetland are set to begin an all-out strike action in a dispute over pay, terms and conditions.
Industrial action at Lerwick Port expected to hit oil and gas operations hard
Oil and gas operations in Shetland are expected to be “severely impacted” with workers at the islands' main port poised to re-start industrial action.
Fuel supplies at risk as Unite ballots workers at Exxon refinery
Dozens of workers employed at supermajor ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery and petrochemical complex could soon down tools as part of a dispute around pay.
Unite demands Scottish Government support over CNR International’s ‘draconian’ vaccine mandate
A leading union has appealed to the Scottish Government over the introduction of mandatory vaccinations by a North Sea operator.
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Cambo: Union boss warns harming North Sea confidence will ‘not help a just transition’
A union boss has voiced concerns that Shell’s choice to withdraw from Cambo could put a dent in plans for a 'just transition'.
Huge North Sea strikes to kick off today
North Sea strikes involving hundreds of workers will kick off from today
Dozens of Petrofac workers on CNR International platforms vote to down tools
Scores of Petrofac workers have voted in favour of strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay.
Union chief warns ‘jab or job’ policy could leave oil firms ‘wide open’ to legal action
Leading trade unions have reacted to reports that oil and gas giant Shell is considering a “jab or job” policy for employees.
Union boss hits out at 10 Point Plan for being ’10 times too unambitious’
A union chief has slammed the UK Government’s flagship green recovery blueprint, describing it as “10 times too unambitious”.
Unite exploring statutory recognition process after discussions with Altrad prove ‘fruitless’
Unite is to ramp up its endeavours to secure a collective bargaining agreement for Altrad workers.
Bilfinger Salamis offers to work with mediator on trade union recognition
Offshore contractor Bilfinger Salamis has indicated it is open to the possibility of trade union recognition, around five years after it allegedly stopped acknowledging them.
Unite accuses Boris Johnson of ‘poverty of ambition’ over green energy commitments
A leading trade union has labelled Boris Johnson’s plans to make the UK a world leader in clean energy as “hollow words”.
Odfjell redundancy deal should be ‘benchmark’ for North Sea, says union boss
A redundancy deal for the crew of an Odfjell Drilling rig should be the “benchmark” for the North Sea, according to a union boss.
North Star Shipping plans 100 job cuts due to oil downturn
Aberdeen-based oil and gas support vessel operator North Star Shipping has told crews it plans to make around 100 people redundant.
North Sea wind projects ‘not enough’ to support Scottish supply chain, SSE boss warns
North Sea wind projects alone “will not support” a vibrant home supply chain and jobs, according to the boss of Scotland’s biggest offshore wind developer.
‘War of words’ as unions accuse Scottish Government of inaction over BiFab
A bitter war of words has broken out as two Scottish trade unions have accused the Scottish Government of inaction over jobs at troubled firm Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab).