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.
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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.
Offshore sector shows solidarity with striking SLB staff
The UK SLB (NYSE: SLB) workers striking in Norway have been receiving messages of solidarity from across the energy sector.
Sparrows workers kick off first 48-hour strike action
Workers for Sparrows Group have begun the first in a series of two-day industrial actions across dozens of North Sea assets, in an ongoing dispute over cuts to pay and conditions.
SLB UK staff working ’30 hour shifts’ to strike this week
SLB UK (NYSE: SLB) workers in Norway will strike this week having failed to reach agreement with their employer, amid reports that staff are “grossly underpaid” and overworked.
Petrofac workers on BP assets take strike tally to 1,500
The strike action set to hit the Nort Sea has grown as Petrofac Unite Union members on BP installations have voted to take industrial action.
North Sea HSE inspectors take strike action in Aberdeen over pay
Inspections across the North Sea have been cancelled as dozens of HSE workers go on strike in a pay dispute.
Drillers to stage strikes at BP’s Clair and Clair Ridge
Almost 100 offshore workers employed by contractor Odfjell are set to strike on board two flagship BP assets in a dispute over rotas and leave.
Fife offshore supply chain workers strike over ‘paltry’ pay offer
Workers at an offshore supply chain firm in Glenrothes will begin a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, in a dispute over pay and conditions.
‘It’s not rocket science’: Workers have their say on 3/3 offshore rotas and skills shortage
Scrapping unpopular “three on, three off” rota patterns will not solve the North Sea skills shortage alone, according to offshore workers.
Hundreds of North Sea workers launch new strikes on Repsol Sinopec and BP platforms
Unite says its members will stick to their guns as a new round of work stoppages commence on North Sea assets, in what the union has called an “increasingly bitter dispute” over pay and conditions.
Petrofac workers set to strike as pay dispute escalates
Petrofac workers stationed across several North Sea assets have confirmed their intent to strike throughout November in an escalating dispute over pay and conditions.
Strikes looming at another Baker Hughes UK site
Another Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) base could be hit by strikes soon as employees prepare to vote on whether to down tools.
Baker Hughes workers in Angus vote to down tools amid ‘fire and re-hire’ claims
Baker Hughes workers have voted to pursue strike action over alleged “fire and re-hire” tactics at sites across Angus, despite company claims it has not proposed headcount reductions or redundancies.
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.
Updated: Methil wildcat strikes brought to an end with Harland and Wolff and unions poised for talks
Workers taking part in wildcat strikes at the Methil fabrication yard have stood down with negotiations due to start shortly.
Strikes in pipeline after North Sea caterers reject pay offer
Scores of North Sea caterers have voted against a pay offer, potentially opening the door for strike action in the future.
Strike action averted as North Sea helicopter pilots accept pay deal
Proposed strike action by North Sea pilots has been averted after union members voted to accept a pay deal.
Fresh strike action to plunge North Sea into turmoil
Planned strikes and a rejected pay offer could plunge North Sea operations into turmoil with further industrial action on three offshore platforms due to bite on today.
Nuclear workers to vote on strike action amid row over pensions
Thousands of nuclear workers at sites across the UK are to be balloted for strikes in a row over pensions.
1700 North Sea workers laid off amid Norway strike action
Strike action in Norway has led to 1700 job cuts, according to reports.
North Sea strike action: Shell commends unions, Wood Group on resolution
Oil major Shell said it "commends" both unions and Wood Group after they came to an agreement on fresh proposals.
Talks between union and Norwegian Oil Industry Association break down
Talks between the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (NOIA) and more than 600 union members have broken down with the threat of strike action looming.
Helicopter pilots in “overwhelming support” for strike action ballot
Helicopter pilots have shown “overwhelming support” for a vote on strike action in a move that could cripple the struggling North Sea oil and gas industry. More than a third of pilots operating in the North Sea nailed their colours to the mast at a meeting convened by their representative body in Aberdeen late on Thursday. It came after two of the sector’s main offshore transport providers announced plans to axe dozens of jobs in response to low oil prices.
Scots motorists see petrol price break £5-a-gallon barrier
The average price of petrol in Scotland has broken the £5-a-gallon mark for the first time as a result of the strike action at Grangemouth, according to a price-comparison expert.