Sullom Voe workers set to strike
Unite the union has confirmed 40 workers at Sullom Voe terminal plan to go on strike next month over jobs, conditions and pay.
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WATCH: UHI students and lecturers strike over cuts
Lecturers and students gathered outside the entrance to UHI Shetland’s Lerwick campus over proposed cuts to staff and courses.
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Lighthouse workers on strike
Workers have today (Monday) begun a 24 hour strike over a pay dispute with the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB). Around 40 Unite members including seamen,…
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Coastguard staff to walk out for third time
Coastguard staff in Shetland will take part in a 24-hour strike tomorrow (Friday) in solidarity with national colleagues. It is the third walkout in three…
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Over a thousand offshore workers on strike
Oil and gas operators are experiencing ‘severe’ problems as 1,300 offshore workers have gone on strike in an effort to gain a pay rise and
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‘The offer must be affordable’ – teachers walk out on one-day strike
Teachers across Shetland have walked out on a one-day strike today (Monday). All secondary schools have shut, with most primary schools and early learning centres…
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Teachers to walk out on two-day strike
Teachers in Shetland will be among those walking out on a two-day strike next Tuesday and Wednesday. Local union rep Matthew Moss, of the Educational…
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Sumburgh Airport strike called off
An air traffic controller strike planned for Wednesday, 12th June has been called off by union Prospect after they received a new pay offer from
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Talks aimed at resolving an ongoing industrial dispute over air traffic controllers’ pay at airports including Sumburgh have broken down.
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Unite warns of illegal fishing risk, as ‘Scotland’s Navy’ votes for industrial action
Unite the union is warning that Scotland’s seas could be left wide open to illegal fishing, after members at Marine Scotland voted in favour of
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Latest round of ferry strikes suspended
The latest round of ferry mates’ strikes scheduled to take place tomorrow morning have been postponed, according to a joint statement issued by Unite the union and…
READ FULL STORYSix-hour ferry strike this week
Ferry mates who are members of trade union Unite will continue their strike action this week.
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Inter-island ferry passengers face another morning of disruption on Wednesday despite hopes that industrial action had been suspended ahead of the trial of a pilot…
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Mates who are members of the trade union Unite will continue their industrial action on Shetland Islands Council’s inter-island ferries on Wednesday.
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