Norway oil drilling workers threaten to strike (updated)

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11/06/2021 11:14

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    OSLO, June 11 (Reuters) - Some 605 members of Norway's
Industri Energi labour union could go on strike on June 17 if
wage talks fail, hitting oil exploration and other drilling
services, the union said on Friday.
    A strike would not affect oil and gas output in the initial
round, it added.
    Two other unions have also said they will strike if the wage
talks fail, but have not yet said how many of their members
would be affected initially.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nO9N2JV009
    Initial wage talks between the Norwegian Shipowners'
Association (NSA) and three labour unions broke down last month,
and will resume on June 16 under the guidance of a
state-appointed mediator.
    The talks comprise affect the work conditions of more than
8,000 oil drillers and service workers. 
    Companies performing drilling services on behalf of oil
firms in Norwegian waters include Transocean  RIG.N , Saipem
 SPMI.MI , Odfjell Drilling  ODFJ.OL , Maersk Drilling
 DRLCO.CO , Archer  ARCHER.OL , Seadrill  SDRL.OL  and others.
    The Safe, Industri Energi and DSO unions, representing
workers on mobile offshore units and platform drilling on
permanent installations, asked last month for the settlement to
be brought before a state-appointed mediator.
    Under Norway's tightly regulated collective bargaining
system, unions are only eligible to declare a strike if the
mediation also fails.

 (Reporting by Terje Solsvik and Nerijus Adomaitis, editing by
Gwladys Fouche)
 ((terje.solsvik@thomsonreuters.com; +47 918 666 70))