Labour Court registers oil workers' union, Kenya Pipeline CBA

The Employment and Labour Relations Court on Thursday registered a collective bargaining agreement between Kenya Pipeline Company and Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers Union. 

Justice Stephen Radido applauded union boss Raphael Olala and the company for striving to reach a consensus on the revised terms of employment for more 1,000 members.

The CBA provides for a 28 per cent salary increase and 18 per cent increase on housing allowance.

Radido said he is happy both parties could do the registration without fighting.

The CBA was effected in July 2017 and negotiations ended on May 5, 2018. It could not be registered because the SRC was not in place to analyse and approve registration.

Newly elected secretary general of Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers Union Olala termed this a great achievement.

The four-year agreement will ensure Kenya Pipeline recognises the union as a sole representative of unionisable employees in the company, among other issues.

The agreement was from July 2017 to June 30, 2021, and it will be expired unless renewed.