Offshore Industry Liaison Committee
Former trade union of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Offshore Industry Liaison Committee (OILC) was a trade union set up in the United Kingdom in response to the deaths of 167 workers on the Piper Alpha platform on 6 July 1988.[3] The death of another worker on the Ocean Odyssey oil rig on 22 September 1988 and other accidents also played a part in spurring its foundation.[1] The union, still in the form of an unofficial committee drawn from different North Sea rigs, organized large strikes in the summers of 1989 and 1990.[4]
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Offshore Industry Liaison Committee | |
Founded | 6 July 1989[1] |
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Dissolved | April 2008 (merged with RMT)[2] |
Type | Trade union |
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Origins | Piper Alpha disaster |
Website | www.oilc.org |
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The OILC is now a branch of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), having agreed to merge from April 2008.[2]