North Sea strikes could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, union warns
Source: The Guardian ·
More than 160 offshore rig workers plan walkout amid rising tensions between unions and oil companies North Sea workers are preparing to strike at oil rigs across the ageing basin over the coming weeks in a sign of growing tensions between trade unions and oil companies.The Unite union said on Monday that more than 160 offshore rig workers would take part in a 24-hour strike from…
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North Sea workers are preparing to strike at oil rigs across the ageing basin over the coming weeks in a sign of growing tensions between trade unions and oil companies. The Unite union said on Monday that more than 160 offshore rig workers would take part in a 24-hour strike from Wednesday that could “severely disrupt” UK fuel supplies. A 48-hour strike starting on Tuesday was already planned by workers at oil services company Wood Group contracted to Harbour Energy’s Britannia, Jasmine, Judy, Lomond and North Everest platforms. Trade union leaders are scheduled to continue pay talks with the Apache energy company through the Acas mediation service on Wednesday. But Unite expects the 24-hour strike to go ahead at 6am that morning because, it says, the company has shown “no willingness” to resolve the dispute. The strike will include workers employed at five Apache oil platforms linked to the Forties Pipeline System (FPS), which is responsible for about 30% of the UK’s oil…