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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Workers at Sullom Voe secure backdated pay rise
Around 30 workers at Sullom Voe oil terminal have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a backdated pay rise. Control room, electrical and field operators for…
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Plans to tow vessel with crew on strike branded ‘unacceptable and dangerous’
Serious safety fears have been voiced over plans to tow a massive oil production vessel while her crew are on strike.
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Sullom Voe Terminal restructuring rejected by union members
Members of the Unite union at Sullom Voe Terminal have rejected proposals by EnQuest to restructure the company.
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Unite members at Shetland Gas Plant to strike on Wednesday
Members of the Unite union at Shetland Gas Plant will commence industrial action on Wednesday, the first in a series of planned stoppages.
READ FULL STORYShetland Gas Plant offshore workers vote for strike action
Over 95 per cent of offshore workers on the Shetland Gas Plant platform have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, according the Unite union.
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Strike averted at gas plant after workers vote to accept offer
The imminent threat of strike action by Unite union members working at the Shetland Gas Plant has been lifted following a vote to accept a
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Gas plant workers vote for industrial action over dispute
Shetland Gas Plant employees have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over a wages and holiday pay dispute, which could bring work at the
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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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Seafarers are being offered a consultative ballot on industrial action amid claims seagoing staff at Marine Scotland are being paid thousands less than those on
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Union wants government to revisit call for helicopter safety inquiry
Unite has called on the UK government to urgently revisit the recommendation for a public inquiry into offshore helicopter safety, ahead of the second anniversary…
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Ferry strikes set to go ahead
Inter-island ferry users look set to face travel disruption with ferry workers due to start industrial action on Friday.
READ FULL STORYFerry crews vote for industrial action
Inter island ferry services could face disruption after union members voted unanimously for industrial action. Crew members have given their backing for a series of…
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Gas plant workers cease work in protest
Around 1,000 workers downed tools at the Shetland Gas Plant this morning (Wednesday) in an unofficial dispute over travelling money, The walk-out was also blamed…
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