A bumper pay deal has been secured for First Bus engineers across Greater Glasgow.

Unite, Scotland’s leading trade union, announced on Wednesday, May 7, that around 150 engineers who maintain and repair First Glasgow’s buses have secured a 13.3% pay increase.

This will be backdated to April 2025, and has a cash value rise of nearly £4700 for every engineer employed by First Glasgow’s operations.

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The engineers are based in various bus depots across Greater Glasgow, including Blantyre, Caledonia, Dumbarton, Overtown, and Scotstoun.

Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said: “Unite’s engineers at First Glasgow have secured another bumper pay deal.

“To deliver successive important wage increases is a fantastic result for our members.

“Unite does what it says on the tin: we deliver better jobs, pay and conditions for our members.”

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The latest pay deal means that Unite has lifted wages by over 30% or around £9700 from 18 months ago.

In November 2023, Unite delivered an incremental deal which increased the minimum wage level of engineers by 17.6% in April 2024.

This had a cash value worth over £5000.

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Pat McIlvogue, Unite industrial officer, added: “First Glasgow engineers have won a great result which significantly lifts wages.

“We are pleased that this deal was successfully negotiated with the company because they also rightly recognised the skills and talents of the engineers.

“We believe the deal sets a benchmark for the industry and Unite is delighted to have delivered it.”