Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms involved in pay dispute

Offshore workers on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms operated by Neo Next + Energy have emphatically backed strike action.  

A series of 24-hour stoppages involving members of Unite will take place starting from 06:00 on 22 and 29 July followed by further disruption on 5, 12 and 19 August commencing at the same time.  

The dispute involves around 50 Unite members after pay offers of below three per cent were overwhelmingly rejected by the workers.   

The workers involved in the pay dispute include control room, production and senior operators alongside operations and production technicians.  

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Pitiful pay offers from an extremely wealthy energy company is totally unacceptable. The Neo Next workers will have their union’s full support in the fight for better jobs, pay and conditions.”  

Neo Next + Energy E&P Limited is the largest independent oil and gas producer in the North Sea, and the product of a merger between NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies' UK Upstream oil and gas operations.  

TotalEnergies E&P UK Limited reported £70.8m post tax profits in 2024 after recording £226.2m in the previous year.  

Unite industrial officer Stevie Davies, said: “Neo Next is treating our members with contempt and that will not be tolerated. These are highly skilled offshore workers who deserve a far greater share from the millions in profits that the operator is raking in thanks to our members. 

“Neo Next has a final opportunity to do the right thing or our members will be forced into fighting for what they deserve.” 

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Notes to Editors:

For media enquiries contact: Andrew Brady on 07810 157922 or andrew.brady@unitetheunion.org

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