Greenpeace reaction to North Sea oil and gas worker industrial action

Responding to news reports that North Sea oil and gas workers have voted in favour of a series of large-scale North Sea strikes, Greenpeace UK’s head of climate, Mel Evans, said: 

“The greed is almost palpable. Oil and gas workers have been hung out to dry, while their bosses and shareholders have raked in tens of billions of pounds over the past year. It’s no wonder they’re taking industrial action to demand a proper windfall tax on these obscene profits, and we stand in solidarity with them.

“Instead of encouraging fossil fuel companies to continue to exploit their workers, the planet and bill payers, it’s time the government got serious about the transition away from oil and gas and towards a clean, green renewable future, putting the interests of workers and their communities at its very heart.”