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Union Rig Workers Vote to Strike at Total's North Sea Oil Fields

Posted by June 28, 2018

Photo: Total

Members of the Unite union who work at Total's North Sea offshore oil and gas fields voted in favor of strike action on Thursday, the union said in a statement

* Unite said the strike over pay and working hours would begin next month and that members were still deciding what type of industrial action to take

* Unite said specific dates would be announced next week

* The strike would affect Total's Alwyn, Dunbar and Elgin-Franklin platforms 

Reporting by Julia Payne Editing by Edmund Blair

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