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Unite joined a coalition of campaign groups on Wednesday morning (14 May) outside Parliament, demanding “climate justice” and calling on the government to commit to a fully funded plan for a just transition that supports jobs and skills in the North Sea. Unite is part of a partnership, including fellow unions and climate groups such […]
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Unite turned up the heat on Labour politicians this weekend — and secured a commitment for £200m of additional investment in Grangemouth after months of campaigning. General secretary Sharon Graham led a demonstration of Grangemouth workers which placed 400 hard hats at the doorstep of Scottish Labour’s conference in Glasgow. These symbolised the 400 jobs […]
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Unite delegate Cliff Bowen made a compelling case for a workers’ just transition in a debate on clean energy on Monday (September 23) at Labour Conference. Cliff said he understood personally what’s at stake as a someone who works in the oil and gas sector where “the future of over 30,000 jobs across the North […]
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Unite delegate Cliff Bowen moved a composite on workers’ transition in the North Sea on Monday (September 9). He highlighted how “the future of over 30,000 oil and gas jobs across the North Sea hangs in the balance”. “This crisis is urgent. Environmental action is required but exporting jobs, skills and destroying working class kids’ […]
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Unite has vowed to leave “no stone unturned” in the fight to save Scotland’s only oil refinery from closure. The union led a 500-strong march and rally in Grangemouth, where refinery owners PetroIneos plans to convert the site into an oil terminal for imports. Only around 100 people would be employed at the terminal. At […]
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As UniteLive highlighted earlier this week, Unite is mobilising a huge march and rally on Saturday (August 3) in support of Petroineos workers at the Grangemouth refinery. The demonstration is in response to plans by the company to cease refinery operations by next year. This could cost up to 500 jobs, with thousands more at […]
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Business representatives, oil and gas workers and Unite officials unveiled a giant letter this morning (27 June) at Aberdeen Maritime Museum. Nearly 200 firms from Scottish towns dependent on the oil and gas industry have signed an open letter backing Unite’s call for Labour to drop its policy of banning new North Sea exploration licenses […]
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Unite has today (May 17) launched a major new campaign calling on the Labour party to commit to protecting oil and gas jobs and the UK’s energy security, while also investing in a robust just transition to green energy for North Sea workers. The ‘No Ban without a Plan’ campaign – part of the union’s […]
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“Congress, this motion raises important ideas about what our movement can do to meet the climate crisis head on.
“But the reality is we must start by recognising a green future will not be won on the conference floor, but on the shop floor.
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Unite confirmed today (August 17) that around 200 members have withdrawn their labour over health and safety concerns at ExxonMobil’s petrochemical plant in Mossmorran. Unite can reveal that workers downed tools on Tuesday (August 15) over health and safety warning signals and procedures not being in full working operation across the plant and the workforce […]
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Unite has reiterated its call for a long-term energy plan that includes well-paid jobs with good terms and conditions, after No. 10 (July 31) announced plans to grant hundreds of new oil and gas drilling licenses in the North Sea. Despite widespread criticism, prime minister Rishi Sunak stood by the announcement, but Unite expressed scepticism […]
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Unite the union confirmed today (June 8) that over 700 offshore members at Bilfinger UK Limited have accepted a ‘vastly’ improved wage offer bringing the pay dispute to an end. Unite’s Bilfinger members accepted a further 6 per cent increase on basic pay in addition to the 4 per cent rise in January 2023. With […]
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Commenting on Labour’s energy plan, which includes proposals to halt new oil and gas production in the North Sea, Unite general Secretary Sharon Graham said, “Grabbing the headlines is easy, developing a serious plan for more renewable energy is not. “When Keir Starmer decided to let the world know that he would halt new oil […]
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Members of Unite employed in engineering construction roles at Fawley oil refinery in Hampshire will step up strike action in a dispute over bonus payments. The 130-strong workforce, who are employed by three contractors Altrad, Bilfinger and Enerveo, are seeking a bonus payment of £2.37 an hour, the maximum allowed under the relevant industrial agreement […]
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A giant US business, Baker Hughes, is being accused of `laying waste to Scottish jobs’ through fire and rehire by Unite. Baker Hughes, which is one of the world’s biggest oil field services company,…Read more…
Pay strikes at Exxon’s Fawley refinery near Southampton will escalate in June risking petrol supply disruption at a sixth of the UK’s petrol stations. Around 100 workers, who make up a third of the…Read more…
The government today (April 7) announced a long-delayed energy strategy amid skyrocketing energy prices attributed to spiking demand following pandemic lockdowns as well as the war in Ukraine. But…Read more…
Fuel supplies to airports and filling stations could be hit this spring should workers at the giant Fawley refinery on the UK’s south coast take strike action over an `insulting’ pay offer, Unite has…Read more…
Unite today (August 10) has confirmed that members working at Total’s Shetland Gas plant have accepted an improved pay offer. Following a consultative ballot, 65 per cent of Unite members on a 94 per…Read more…
Members of Unite employed by Total E&P working on North Sea oil and gas platforms are set to begin industrial action next month in a dispute over pay and working hours. If strike action…Read more…