Unite secures pay boost for Glasgow Airport workers
Unite confirmed that 60 cleaners and 80 workers who assist passengers with restricted mobility at the airport will receive a five per cent pay increase.
The cleaners, employed by ABM, saw their hourly rate rise to £12.70 from April.
Night shift pay will also increase to £13.50 an hour, with double time on Christmas and New Year's Day.
This marks a 15.5 per cent increase in basic pay over two years for the ABM cleaners.
Sharon Graham. general secretary of Unite, said: "Unite has secured more pay wins for our members at Glasgow Airport.
"Our members at ABM and OCS have secured a succession of inflation-beating pay increases.
"Unite does what it says on the tin, we deliver higher pay and better conditions."
Around 80 workers employed by the OCS Group also accepted a five per cent increase in basic pay.
This will lift the basic hourly rate to £12.81, and night shift workers will earn £14.29 from April.
OCS workers assist passengers with wheelchairs and ambulift vehicles for travellers at the airport.
Pat McIlvogue, regional industrial officer at Unite, said: "The wage wins for ABM and OCS workers at Glasgow Airport will deliver improvements across the board for our members.
"We have worked hard to deliver significant boosts to the pay packets of workers and these wins represent further progress for Unite."
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