North Sea Bilfinger workers on Ithaca Energy’s Alba FSU and FPF1 to strike on 15, 22 and 29 May over retention bonus dispute
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About 20 Unite-represented offshore scaffolders, engineers, deck and rope-access workers employed by Bilfinger on Ithaca Energy's Alba Floating Storage Unit and FPF1 will hold a series of 24-hour stoppages on 8, 15, 22 and 29 May 2026 after being excluded from a retention bonus worth up to £14,500 that Ithaca is paying to staff of other contractors on the same assets. Members voted unanimously for industrial action.
This alert was originally created on 10 May 2026.
Effective Dates
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Affected Locations
- UK North Sea (Alba FSU, FPF1)
Sources
- https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/north-sea-offshore-workers-strike-over-exclusion-retention-bonus-unite-says
- https://www.marketscreener.com/news/bilfinger-offshore-workers-on-ithaca-energy-s-north-sea-assets-to-strike-unite-union-says-ce7f58d9db8bf327
- https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/uk-s-unite-union-says-workers-employed-by-bilfinger-on-north-sea-assets-operated-by-ithca-energy-will-strike-01-05-2026
- https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/united-kingdom/bilfinger-offshore-workers-in-strike-ballot-over-jobs--pay--and-conditions-203202
- https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2026/may/bilfinger-offshore-workers-to-strike-over-jobs-pay-and-conditions
- https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/596875/20-north-sea-workers-to-strike-after-ithaca-bonus-snub/
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