Strike action at tip sites has been called off after workers secured a pay deal worth over 18%.
Nearly 200 Veolia workers at 22 household waste sites around Merseyside will no longer walk out after workers accepted the improved pay offer. The two year deal will see workers receive a 10% pay rise backdated for the financial year 2022/23 and an 8.4% increase for 2023/24. The lowest paid workers will also receive a one-off payment of £375.
Workers voted for industrial action to begin on Wednesday, December 28, with the initial round of action continuing until Saturday, December 31. Further strikes took place on Monday, January 2 until Saturday, January 7.
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However, the agreed deal means the action planned to take place from Sunday, January 15 until Saturday, January 21 will not go ahead.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Veolia Merseyside workers stood together in their union and secured a substantial pay rise.
“Unite is totally focused on defending and improving our members' jobs, pay and conditions. As this pay deal, and the hundreds of others negotiated by the union across the country, shows, it is an approach that delivers results.”
Unite regional officer John McColl said: “The pay deal secured at Veolia, is another example of why Merseyside workers should join Unite if they want better wages and working conditions.”
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