Offshore Workers on Edge: Strike Looms Over Pay Dispute

Offshore energy workers to be balloted on strikes after ‘shameful’ pay offer

The ballot opens on April 29 and runs until June 2. Offshore oil and gas workers will be balloted on strike action in response to a “shameful” pay offer from their employer, a union has said. Unite the Union said on Friday that 50 workers aboard the Elgin Franklin platform, off the coast of Aberdeen, and the North Alwyn platform, near the Shetland Isles, may vote for industrial action. The ballot comes after employer TotalEnergies tabled an init…

Union to ballot TotalEnergies North Sea workers for strike action

The Unite union is balloting around 50 offshore workers on the TotalEnergies Elgin Franklin and North Alwyin platforms for strike action.

Offshore Workers on Edge: Strike Looms Over Pay Dispute

Offshore Workers on Edge: Strike Looms Over Pay Dispute The Unite union announced on Friday that offshore workers employed by TotalEnergies are casting votes for potential strike action due to a contentious pay dispute.The disagreement centers on around 50 union members working on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms. They have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed pay increase that they claim amounts to a real terms pay cut. The pay claim …

Offshore Energy workers balloted on strike action after 'shameful' pay offer - Scottish Business News

Fifty offshore oil and gas workers based on the Elgin Franklin platform near Aberdeen and the North Alwyn platform close to the Shetland Isles are to be balloted on strike action following what their union has described as a “shameful” pay offer from their employer, TotalEnergies. The dispute centres on a proposed pay increase of 1.5% earlier this year, which was rejected by workers, followed by a revised offer of 1.75% that was also turned down…