Strong union organisation is vital for defending energy workers both now and in the future
The Partnership issued this statement on the first day of two new rounds of 48-hour strike action in an increasingly bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions in the offshore sector:-
“The Just Transition Partnership in Scotland has extended a message of support to trade union members in their disputes with employers in oil and gas over pay, safety and conditions. It’s a modern injustice that these companies make billions of pounds in profits while workers have to strike to just maintain living standards and remain safe and secure in work; and we fear that in the future these employers will have equally scant regard for their employees’ needs as the energy sector transforms in response to climate change – they should be providing guarantees that they will support the workforce which created those profits through the transition. Strong union organisation is vital for defending energy workers both now and in the future”.
For more information on the dispute see https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2023/may/unite-offshore-strike-action-steps-up-as-1650-contractors-to-strike-hitting-oil-and-gas-operators/