DOZENS of workers at an Aberdeen-based helicopter firm have begun strike action to halt a real-terms pay cut.

On a turnout of 95 per cent, more than 80 per cent of engineers and mechanics represented by Unite voted for the rolling strike action, which could last until December 17, after CHC Scotia’s pay offer was overwhelmingly rejected.

Workers at the supplier of air services to oil and gas giants such as Shell and Petrofac were infuriated at the offer, amounting to 2.5 per cent backdated to April this year followed by 5 per cent backdated to November 1, and a 3.5 per cent increase in 2024, covering a period in which inflation ran in double-digits.