Offshore workers on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms operated by Neo Next + Energy have voted to launch strike action after overwhelmingly rejecting pay offers of below three per cent.
The dispute involves around 50 members of the Unite union, including control room operators, production technicians, and senior operators.
A series of 24-hour stoppages is scheduled to begin at 06:00 on July 22 and July 29, followed by further disruption starting at the same time on August 5, August 12, and August 19. Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said, “Pitiful pay offers from an 'extremely wealthy' energy company is totally unacceptable.”
The employer, Neo Next + Energy, is the largest independent oil and gas producer in the North Sea following a merger between Neo Next and the UK upstream oil and gas operations of TotalEnergies.
Unite Industrial Officer Stevie Davies claimed that the energy firm is treating its workforce with "contempt" and has a final opportunity to resolve the issue.
Davies warned, “Neo Next has a final opportunity to do the right thing or our members will be forced into fighting for what they deserve.”
