120 workers balloted on strike action 

Unite the union can confirm that around 120 workers at it Dunfermline based FMC Technologies are being balloted on strike action in a pay dispute.

 

The workers have overwhelmingly rejected the latest pay offer by 96 per cent from FMC technologies which designs and manufactures wellheads and specialised subsea equipment for the oil and gas industry. 

 

The ballot is now open and closes on 19 August.

 

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “FMC Technologies is owned by an extremely wealthy company which can easily afford to make our members a better offer. If they do not, then our members will be forced into taking strike action to get an acceptable pay rise.”

 

The company’s parent group has recently announced its latest earnings in July stating in the second quarter of 2026 that net income hit $362.7 million which is equivalent to around £270m.

 

Unite industrial officer, Graeme Smith said: “The FMC Technologies workers based in Dunfermline are highly skilled and they produce specialised products for the oil and gas industry.”


“They have emphatically rejected the latest pay offer from the company who are fully aware of what they need to do in order to prevent this dispute from escalating to potential strike action in the coming weeks.” 

 

ENDS 

 

Notes to Editor

 

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Email andrew.brady@unitetheunion.org

 

Unite Scotland is the country’s biggest and most diverse trade union with around 150,000 members.