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North Sea strike ballot suspended after new offer | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
A threat of industrial action in the UK oil and gas industry has been suspended after a new offer from employers. | |
The Unite and GMB unions suspended the plans to ballot offshore workers on plans for a strike. | |
The Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) had been in negotiations with the unions over proposed changes to working conditions. | |
A revised offer will now be put to the unions' members in a consultative ballot. | |
The result is not expected for several weeks. | |
Bill Murray, chief executive of the OCA, said: "We welcome that union officials have decided not to go to an industrial ballot over changes to shift and holiday patterns and are instead consulting with members." |
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