The staff of the Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell on seven platforms in the North sea near the coast of the UK for the first time in 10 years, will hold a 24-hour strike against cuts in wages and tougher work schedule.
According to PRIME, earlier, the trade unions Unite and RMT announced that the strike will involve around 400 employees. It will be the first in a series following a three-hour stoppages on platforms of oil and gas fields and Brent Central. It is expected that the strike will seriously disrupt the functioning of the platforms.
While this move is unlikely to affect the production figures of oil and gas, experts say, because the action will be employees of Wood Group, responsible for the maintenance of technical equipment.
The company previously stated that it continues to interact with employees and trade unions to reach an agreement acceptable to the strikers. Shell also expressed the hope that Wood Group and its employees come to an agreement.
