British North Sea oil and gas workers said they’ll vote on a labor stoppage after talks broke down with the industry over working conditions. Trade unions Unite and GMB said talks broke down with industry group Offshore Contracts Association on changes to working conditions in the North Sea. Union officials had said there were safety concerns about shift lengths. GMB National Officer David Hulse said in a statement Thursday some progress was made in recent talks with industry representatives, but not enough to resolve the dispute . “We remain available for talks should the employers want to pull back from going ahead with the unilateral changes to working practices that has provoked this dispute,” he said. In March, Hulse said there […]