Unite calls for investigation amid claims of Culzean NRB threat
Offshore union Unite has called for an investigation into claims of blacklisting threats at one of the UK’s biggest gas fields.
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Strikes averted on Mariner following new pay offer
The Unite and GMB unions have called off strike action on Equinor’s Mariner platform after accepting a new pay offer.
Pay deal averts Total strike
Trade union Unite has agreed an improved pay deal from French oil giant Total concerning staff working at Shetland Gas Plant.
Aberdeen bus services threatened after drivers quit following pay dispute
Union bosses claim that city bus services are under threat after a flurry of resignations following a row over pay earlier this year.
North Sea strikes to continue until end of October
North Sea strike action will continue until the end of October if a resolution cannot be met, according to a union boss.
Asbestos confusion means Bridge of Don Academy must stay closed, says union
Union chiefs have raised concerns that two janitors and another worker may have been exposed to potentially deadly asbestos at an Aberdeen secondary school.
Carillion apprentices laid off in ‘act of crass stupidity’
Union leaders have attacked the disclosure that hundreds of apprentices at collapsed engineering giant Carillion are being made redundant.
Unite to ballot Mariner workforce on new pay offer
Trade union Unite has announced that it will ballot its members on a ‘revised’ pay offer on Equinor’s Mariner platform.
Strike shuts down three Total rigs in pay dispute
Production ground to a halt on three North Sea rigs yesterday as workers downed tools.
Strikes stop production on three North Sea platforms
The Unite trade union said today that strike action had halted production on Total’s Alwyn, Dunbar and Elgin rigs in the North Sea.
Strikes on Total’s North Sea platforms to kick off today
Strike action by workers begins today on North Sea platforms operated by French oil giant Total.
Mariner workforce vote in favour of north sea strike action
Workers trade union Unite has announced that its members working on the Equinor Mariner platform have voted in favour of strike action.
Strike action at Shetland Gas Plant postponed for further talks
Planned strike action at the Shetland Gas Plant has been postponed by one week to allow talks with French oil giant Total, Unite union has confirmed.
Information watchdog launches probe into city council data breach
An information watchdog has launched a probe into a data breach at Aberdeen City Council, which resulted in hundreds of confidential tax forms being sent to the wrong employees.
Bilfinger Salamis under attack over salary rises
The Unite union has hit out at oilfield service firm Bilfinger Salamis UK (BSUK) over a 2.15% wage rise for workers.
Investigation demanded into ‘lethal’ bypass job ads
Job adverts have been discovered offering labourers “lethal” 80-hour working weeks on the Aberdeen bypass.
Major data breach as hundreds of tax forms sent to wrong Aberdeen council employees
A major data breach at Aberdeen City Council has resulted in hundreds of confidential tax forms being sent to the wrong employees.
Hundreds of Aberdeen Aiport workers to strike in pay protest
Almost 200 airport workers will walk out in protest over a proposed pay deal, raising the prospect of major disruption for holidaymakers.
Workers to down tools on Total North Sea rigs
Offshore trade union Unite has announced that strikes will go ahead on three of French oil giant Total’s North Sea rigs in a dispute of pay and working hours.
Labour back as political voice of working class, Corbyn says
Labour is back as the political voice of the working class and is committed to doing more to give a voice to communities who feel they are not heard in politics, party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said.
Workers vote for strike action at Shetland Gas Plant
A group of workers at a major gas plant in Shetland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over rotas.
Offshore workers to vote on fresh OCA offer after earlier rejection
The Offshore Contractor’s Association (OCA) has made a fresh pay offer to workers after an initial rejection earlier this year.
Unite calls for ‘strategic state support’ for UK oil and gas sector
Unite is to call on the UK government to provide the offshore sector with “strategic state support” to address emerging challenges.
Unite and RMT accept pay offer for offshore caterers
Members of the Unite and RMT unions have accepted a pay offer from the Caterers Offshore Trade Association (COTA).
Sainsbury’s row with MPs flares up as it ploughs on with staff pay changes
Sainsbury’s has enraged unions and MPs after refusing to back down in a row over staff pay, with the supermarket accused of “holding a gun to workers’ heads”.
No hope of RBS branch closures U-turn in north and north-east
RBS chief executive Ross McEwan has been accused of showing “contempt” for customers after brushing off MPs’ appeals to reconsider closures.
Unite overwhelmingly rejects Aker Solutions pay offer for Mariner workers
Unite workers on the Mariner platform have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer from Aker Solutions aimed at ending an ongoing dispute. In a consultative ballot, 91% of members rejected the offer. 85% of workers who could have taken part in the vote did so. To read more on Energy Voice, click here.
Unite threatens industrial ballot over ‘delayed’ pay rise
Offshore union Unite is threatening an industrial ballot over “delayed” payments to workers by Sparrows.
Unite renews calls to ban Super Puma at STUC conference
Offshore union Unite has renewed calls to ban the Super Puma from the North Sea at a major conference in Aviemore.
First Bus strikes end as union members vote to accept latest offer
A month-long industrial dispute between Aberdeen bus drivers and First over new contract changes came to an end yesterday.
WATCH: Bus strikes in Aberdeen avoided today after “last-ditch” offer
A bus strike has been suspended after bosses made a “fresh and final” offer at the 11th hour.
Unite and RMT reject OCA pay deal
North Sea workers have rejected a pay offer from the Offshore Contractors’ Association (OCA).