More North Sea strike action announced
Over 80 Petrofac Ithica workers to walkout in pay row
Last updated 19th Sep 2023
More than 80 offshore workers are to strike in a row over pay next month.
The dispute involves five North Sea platforms operated by Petrofac Ithica and centres on a 14-days ‘clawback’ policy. Petrofac offered to reduce this policy to twelve days. The industry norm is seven days.
Unite members on the FPF1 platform, Alba FSU, Alba North, Captain FPSO, and Captain WPP installations overwhelmingly rejected the contractor’s offer.
The strike action includes electrical, production and mechanical technicians in addition to deck crew, scaffolders and crane operators.
John Boland, Unite industrial officer, said : “Unite’s Petrofac members on a number of Ithaca installations will no longer tolerate a situation which leaves them the worst-off in terms of clawback days across the offshore sector.”
“This dispute will continue to fester until Petrofac and Ithaca get round the table to do right by the workers. If they do not, then Unite will hold them to account as will our members who will take strike action if they have to in order to make their voices heard.”
We've approached Petrofac for comment.
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