"Let's face it, we are going nowhere at the present time. Our only hope now is to start a new single offshore union which must be run by ourselves, the offshore workers.
"So I say to you the OILC, start a single offshore union right now to enable us to achieve the Continental Shelf Agreement and union recognition.
"To the established unions, I say get the hell out of the North Sea and stay out, so we can manage our own affairs."