Bilfinger workers to launch strikes on Ithaca Energy North Sea assets

General secretary Sharon Graham stated, “Unite has been met with total obstinacy from Bilfinger and Ithaca Energy. Both companies are very wealthy, and they can easily afford to pay this bonus.”

The workers participating in the stoppages include scaffolders, engineers, deck, and rope access workers. Industrial officer Paula Buchan explained that while Bilfinger is a profitable company, Ithaca Energy, "ultimately holds the purse strings as a multi-billion pound business."

Buchan noted that negotiations failed to resolve the dispute regarding the retention bonus, which the union considers unacceptable. The scheduled stoppages throughout May are expected by the union to have a significant impact on the daily operations of the affected North Sea assets.