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Drilling staff vote on pay deal | Drilling staff vote on pay deal |
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Ballot papers on a new pay and conditions deal are being sent out to drilling workers in the North Sea. | Ballot papers on a new pay and conditions deal are being sent out to drilling workers in the North Sea. |
More than 2,000 workers will vote over the next few weeks on whether to accept a 5% wage increase from the UK Drilling Contractors' Association (DCA). | |
Drilling workers will not be given the same offer on paid leave which was made to other offshore contracting workers. | |
The DCA is offering a 3%, one-off payment in place of more holidays. The ballot process ends on 13 September. | |
The Amicus union is making no recommendation on the ballot but regional organiser Graham Tran believes it will be rejected. | The Amicus union is making no recommendation on the ballot but regional organiser Graham Tran believes it will be rejected. |
Shop stewards | Shop stewards |
He said: "We were very close to putting it out with a recommendation to rejection. | |
"However, it was agreed by shop stewards to let the members make up their own minds. | |
"I have already had some phone calls from members who are up in arms about the offer. They are irate that there is no holiday element. | |
"Given the recent announcement by the OCA I don't think it takes a genius to work out what is likely to happen." | |
Last week, North Sea contract workers were offered extra money and additional paid leave in return for dropping existing legal challenges about holiday pay. | Last week, North Sea contract workers were offered extra money and additional paid leave in return for dropping existing legal challenges about holiday pay. |
The deal - reached between the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) and the Amicus and GMB unions - will affect about 10,000 offshore workers. | The deal - reached between the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) and the Amicus and GMB unions - will affect about 10,000 offshore workers. |
It would raise their annual pay from an average of £42,000 to £45,000 and allow them to gain four weeks paid holiday. | It would raise their annual pay from an average of £42,000 to £45,000 and allow them to gain four weeks paid holiday. |
Workers employed including drilling workers and those working in catering were not affected by the deal. | Workers employed including drilling workers and those working in catering were not affected by the deal. |
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