Sullom Voe towage workers to strike in ongoing dispute with local authority

  • Date: 27-Apr-2021
  • Source: Energy Voice
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Gulf
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Sullom Voe towage workers to strike in ongoing dispute with local authority

Scores of tug and towage workers at Sullom Voe Terminal, who are locked in a dispute with the local authority, have voted in favour of striking.

On an turnout of 86.5%, almost all (87.1%) Unite members voted in favour of industrial action, which the union previously said it expected to have a “significant shock” on the Shetland oil processing plant.

Around 30 workers in the Shetland Islands Council (SIC) towage service will now down tools from the middle of May.