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Government must guarantee jobs and pay in decarbonisation plans
General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “We welcome this independent report as decarbonisation is essential, but workers cannot be left behind especially in offshore oil and gas.
"There must also be a greater emphasis on investment to encourage a transition...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Offshore, Oil and Gas, Just Transition,
RMT slams energy companies for resisting windfall tax
Over 40 companies have warned that any such plans threatened investment in all forms of domestic energy, including renewables despite having already slashed over 200,000 jobs and actively blocked publicly funded measures like an offshore training passport.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Windfall Tax, Oil, Gas
RMT responds to potential re-introduction of Super Puma in the offshore sector
Last year was the tenth anniversary of the last fatal Super Puma incident in the UK sector, which claimed the lives of four offshore workers, including RMT member Sarah Darnley.
33 offshore workers and helicopter crew died and 65 were rescued...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Offshore, Oil, Gas, Super Puma, Helicopter
RMT responds to Just Transition Commission report
Responding to the report's publication, Offshore union RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch said: “The Just Transition Commissioners in Scotland are absolutely right – there can be no more ‘business as usual’ on just transition issues anymore.
"We urgently need...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Offshore, Oil, Gas, Just Transition
RMT response to Scottish government Offshore cash injection
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "This money needs to be used to train seafarers, protect the livelihoods and ensure permanent employment for offshore oil and gas workers.
"It is important that there is continued investment in an effective...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Offshore, Oil, Gas,
RMT slams Equinor oil and gas profits
Responding to Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor profits of over £60bn, offshore workers' union RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "Equinor has made exorbitant profits off the back of offshore contractors, many of them from Britain, who have suffered...
Region: National
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