Unions to meet Scottish Government to rally support for helicopter inquiry
ByAllister Thomas
Unions will meet with Scottish Government ministers next month to rally support for a wide-ranging inquiry into offshore helicopter safety.
The Offshore Coordinating Group (OCG) – which comprises several unions including Unite and RMT – along with North East Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald, will meet with transport minister Michael Matheson and energy minister Paul Wheelhouse on September 5.
It comes after a crash involving a Super Puma 225 helicopter off the Norwegian island of Turoy in 2016, which killed 13 people including Iain Stuart from Laurencekirk.