Around 90 workers on BP Petrofac installations have accepted a 9% wage increase, bringing a long-running dispute to an end.
The BP Petrofac installations include Andrew, Clair, Clair Ridge, ETAP, and the Glen Lyon floating production, storage and offloading facility.
The employees, who are members of trade union Unite, include electrical, production and mechanical technicians, deck crew, scaffolders crane operators, pipefitters, platers, and riggers. They overwhelmingly backed the new deal from their employer, which comprises a 4% increase for the Energy Services Agreement, a third week of paid leave from offshore time, and an increase to their existing retention allowance.
The dispute has been ongoing since November 2022, with 95.5% of workers in a ballot turnout of 73.4% voting to support strike action in order to secure a better deal back in March.
Sharon Graham, general secretary at Unite, said: “The BP Petrofac deal is the latest in a number of big wins for Unite’s offshore membership. Unite is winning for workers in the North Sea and the Petrofac deal is another example. Our members have been involved in a long-running dispute with the company, so we are pleased that there is now a deal.”
John Boland, Unite’s industrial officer, added: “The overwhelming support of our BP Petrofac membership for the wage offer is a big victory. The deal is the equivalent to a 9% uplift on basic salaries, which will be a significant boost to the pay packets of our members. They must be congratulated for remaining firm because they have been on strike at various points over the last eight months fighting to secure a better deal.”
Petrofac has been contacted for comment prior to publication.