MCL Medics on Harbour Energy installations secure platform for better jobs, pay and conditions

Unite, Scotland’s leading trade union, has signed a recognition deal with MCL Medics for offshore medics on Harbour Energy installations.

The recognition agreement signed last week covers around 20 offshore medics who provide vital lifesaving services on the Harbour Energy contract. The medics service the following offshore installations: Armada, Britannia, Everest, Jade, Jasmine, Judy, Lomond, Solan and Tolmount.

The MCL Medics agreement means that Unite will now have a platform to undertake collective bargaining on behalf of the workers to improve jobs, pay and conditions on the Harbour Energy contract.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Offshore medics are a vital lifesaving asset for workers on Harbour Energy installations. Unite is delighted to have negotiated a recognition agreement for the MCL Medics which will help to secure better jobs, pay and conditions for workers in the offshore sector.”

Unite further revealed that it is set to begin wage negotiations covering over 600 workers with several high-profile operators in the offshore sector in the coming weeks. This includes TotalEnergies, Repsol Resources, CNOOC and Equinor.

In February, Unite confirmed it had also signed a recognition deal with the offshore operator Equinor covering around 70 workers. It added to several recent agreements involving Repsol Resources which covers around 350 workers, TotalEnergies around 80 workers, and the CNOOC agreement negotiated in May 2023 which covers around 140 workers. 

John Boland, Unite industrial officer, said: “The recognition agreement signed with MCL Medics is another significant step forward for Unite in representing this group of key offshore workers.

“We believe the agreement sends a positive signal that Unite wants to work constructively with companies, contractors and operators to drive up working standards in the oil and gas industry.”

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Unite Scotland is the country’s biggest and most diverse trade union with around 150,000 members. The union is led in Scotland by Derek Thomson.