Bilfinger UK enters into offshore collective bargaining deal following May’s wildcat strikes
A bargaining agreement - covering Bilfinger UK's inspection teams working on Taqa’s North Sea assets – has been struck.
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The Energy Voice guide to North Sea strike action
Spiralling living costs coupled with record profits for energy producers have fuelled a series of increasingly bitter disputes between operators and workers throughout 2022.
Stork workers who took part in North Sea wildcat strikes to be disciplined, letter confirms
Stork has written to its employees that engaged in wildcat North Sea strikes last week to express the company’s “disappointment” in their actions.
End called to 24-hour North Sea wildcat strikes
Offshore workers who initiated unofficial strikes across a host of North Sea assets on Thursday have called an end to the 24-hour action.
North Sea workers begin wildcat cost-of-living strikes
Workers at a raft of North Sea installations have begun wildcat strikes in a bid to secure pay uplifts in the face of rising living costs.
North Sea wildcat strikes rumoured for next week, OEUK calls for calm
North Sea oil and gas workers could be poised to stage a second series of wildcat strikes in less than a year.
Grangemouth oil refinery strike: nearly 100 workers walk out
Around 100 workers have staged a 'wildcat' walk out at Grangemouth oil refinery to strike for a better pay that reflects the rate of inflation.
Bilfinger staff return to work after strikes as grievance letters sent
Wildcat strikes affecting up to 16 North Sea assets have now ended, offshore contractors said, as workers lodge formal grievance letters.
Bilfinger tells employees to get back to work or face ‘dismissal proceedings’, Wood ceases action
Bilfinger UK has told North Sea workers to cease their unofficial strikes or it will consider “dismissal proceedings”.
Workers involved in wildcat North Sea strikes run a ‘real risk’ of being disciplined, says employment expert
North Sea workers who have been unofficially downing tools this week are at “real risk” of disciplinary action, according to a leading employment expert.
Unite and Bilfinger ask workers to stand down from North Sea strikes
Workers carrying out strikes across the North Sea have been asked to stand down as Bilfinger UK has today joined a collective bargaining deal.
North Sea strikes: ‘Wildcat action is in no one’s interest’ says trade body
The industry trade body has hit back at a series of unofficial strikes taking place in the North Sea.