Detained ship to sail from Aberdeen despite owing crew up to £150,000
A ship currently detained over unpaid wages is expected to set sail from Aberdeen Harbour despite still owing workers up to £150,000.
Lewis Macdonald MSP
New ScotWind offshore wind round ‘must bring jobs to Scottish yards’, MSP warns
North-east MSP Lewis Macdonald has called for the Scottish Government to ensure the new ScotWind licensing round for offshore wind brings in Scottish jobs.
‘If there is to be a new jobs taskforce then at least make sure that it is joined-up’
Not many days ago, a Scottish MSP said the Holyrood government ought to revive an initiative originally set up in 2015 to protect and sustain oil and gas jobs at a time of crisis.
Union backs MSP’s call for aid to North Sea sector facing ‘existential threat’
A Scottish trade union has backed north-east MSP Lewis Macdonald in his call to the Scottish Government to help the North Sea oil and gas sector as it faces an "existential threat".
Call to resurrect Scottish Government oil jobs taskforce as thousands face redundancy
A call has been made to resurrect a Scottish Government programme to protect oil and gas jobs as thousands of workers face redundancy.