Unite 成员以压倒性多数投票支持 Odfjell 提出的改进方案。该协议包括钻井人员现在转向改进的工作轮换，每周工作两周，休息三周，这也是争议的核心。它还包括薪酬、条款和条件的改进。

该协议意味着，Unite 上周宣布的原定于 1 月 29 日开始的加班禁令和罢工行动现已取消。

Unite 秘书长莎朗·格雷厄姆 (Sharon Graham) 表示：“Odfjell 钻井工人已经证明，当 Unite 成员组织起来，并准备好与雇主正面斗争，争取体面的工作、工资和条件时，可以取得什么样的成就。”

“这是联合工会的另一项重大胜利，证明了它为何成为全国领先的离岸工会。”

Unite 卷入了一系列关于离岸会员争取更好的工作和生活平衡的纠纷。这包括正在进行的工业行动投票，涉及 IES Callenberg 和 SGS UK Limited 雇用的化学家、供暖和通风工程师。

Unite 报告称，其海外成员越来越多地担心由于员工短缺而导致身心疲惫、疲劳和压力。许多离岸工人轮班工作 12 小时，每次工作三周，但他们还必须在现场休息期间进行任何必要的培训。

Unite 工业官员 Vic Fraser 补充道：“与 Odfjell 的交易是 Unite 成员在离岸领域的又一重大成果。这笔交易不仅使钻井人员能够更安全地平衡工作和生活，而且还实现了与 Mariner 平台上其他工人的平等。”

“该交易还将通过保留水手号上的高技能劳动力而直接使 Odfjell 和 Equinor 受益。”

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Unite members voted overwhelmingly in favour of an improved offer by Odfjell. The deal consists of the drillers now shifting to an improved working rotation of two weeks on and three weeks off, which was at the centre of the dispute. It also includes enhancements to pay, terms and conditions.

The deal means the forthcoming overtime ban and strike action scheduled to start on 29 January, which Unite announced last week, has now been called off.

Unite General Secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “The Odfjell drillers have proven what can be achieved when Unite members are organised and when they are prepared to fight their employer head on for decent jobs, pay and conditions.”

“This is another significant win for Unite which demonstrates why it is the nation’s leading offshore trade union.”

Unite is involved in a series of disputes over offshore members fighting for a better work and life balance. This includes ongoing industrial action ballots involving chemists, heating and ventilation engineers employed by IES Callenberg and SGS UK Limited.

Unite is reporting that its offshore members are increasingly recording concerns over physical and mental burn out, fatigue, and stress due to staff shortages. Many offshore workers work 12-hour shifts for three weeks at a time, but they must also conduct any required training during their field breaks.

Vic Fraser Unite Industrial Officer, added: “The Odfjell deal is another great result for Unite members in the offshore sector. Not only does this deal give the drillers a safer work and life balance, but it also delivers parity with other workers on the Mariner platform.”

“The deal will also directly benefit Odfjell and Equinor by retaining a highly skilled workforce onboard the Mariner.”

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