Updated: Crunch talks scheduled as majority of workers vote for strike
Trade union officials and employers will hold crunch talks over offshore workers’ pay this week in a bid to avert widespread strikes in the North Sea.
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GMB workers in strike action vote over OCA deal
The GMB trade union has opened a strike action ballot for its members working in the UK North Sea.
Total hands out ‘final offer’ to North Sea workers
Oil giant Total has submitted a "final offer" to disgruntled workers in an attempt to halt further strikes on three of its North Sea rigs.
Further 24-hour strike on Total platforms
Workers will down tools for another 24-hour period today amid a series of strikes on three Total platforms.
Strikes could put off fresh North Sea investment, says BMI
Increasing incidents of North Sea strike action risk project delays and putting off new investment, according to BMI.
Airport strike called off as pay demand accepted
Hundreds of holidaymakers breathed a sigh of relief last night as days of strike action at the north-east’s biggest airport were called off when bosses caved to workers’ demands.
Aberdeen airport pay deal rejected
Scores of holidaymakers have had their plans thrown into turmoil after workers at the north-east’s biggest airport “overwhelmingly” rejected an increased pay deal aimed at averting a strike.
Oil strike in Norway shuts Shell field as escalation looms
A strike curtailed oil production off Norway for the first time in six years as Royal Dutch Shell Plc shut a North Sea field and workers threatened to escalate labor action at the weekend.
Port staff to go on strike over ‘pay justice’ in Aberdeen this week
The RMT trade union said port workers will go on strike in Aberdeen later this week in a dispute over "pay justice".
Unofficial Mariner strike ‘unhelpful’ for North Sea investment case
Strike action on a major North Sea oilfield development could dent efforts to attract much needed investment to the sector, an industry chief has warned.
Norway heads off major strike as pay deal struck
Sweeping strikes have been averted in Norway after trade unions struck a new pay deal with employers, news reports said.
Exclusive: Legal threat against Aker was ‘tactical’ ploy, leaked letter appears to show
The threat of Strike action at a major gas plant in Shetland appears to have been snuffed out after workers accepted a new pay offer.
Sellafield workers to hold fresh strike over pay dispute
Workers at the Sellafield nuclear site are to stage a fresh strike in a dispute over pay.
Sellafield firefighters to stage fresh strike over pay and conditions
Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site will stage a fresh strike on Thursday in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Aker employees balloted on strike action over pay dispute at Shetland gas plant
Workers at a major gas plant in Shetland are voting on strike action after becoming embroiled in a dispute over pay, a trade union official has said.
Sellafield workers to vote on strike action after rejection 1.5% pay rise
Thousands of workers at the Sellafield nuclear site are to start voting on whether to strike over a “completely unacceptable” 1.5% pay offer.
Unions, OCA set for further talks on North Sea workers’ pay
The Offshore Contractors' Association (OCA) will meet trade unions again next week for more talks aimed at ending a dispute over pay for North Sea workers.
OCA, unions to meet next week following ‘constructive’ talks
The Offshore Contractors' Association (OCA) and trade unions will meet again next week for talks aimed at ending a long-running pay row.
Refinery workers balloted for strike vote in pensions row
Workers at an oil refinery are to be asked if they want to vote for strikes in a dispute over pensions.
Offshore caterers balloted on strike action vote
A trade union has launched a ballot to ask offshore caterers whether they want to vote on strike action.
Updated: North Sea strikes could be on horizon as bitter pay row continues
Offshore workers are set to receive ballot papers this week as unions push for official strike action in an ongoing pay dispute with North Sea employers.
Updated: Unite vote to reject OCA pay deal for second time
Members of Scotland’s biggest offshore trade union have voted to reject a pay offer.
CNR’s Ivory Coast workers strike over employment conditions
Union chiefs representing workers at Canadian Natural Resources' Baobab and Espoir oil and gas fields in Ivory Coast have launched a 72 hour strike.
Unions await final pay offer in North Sea strike threat
Offshore workers are waiting to hear a 'final offer' on improved pay and conditions with the threat of North Sea strike action looming.
Strike ballot looms at Dounreay nuclear site
The prospect of a strike at Dounreay has increased after the latest pay talks between unions and management at the nuclear site broke down.