{"id":81454,"date":"2025-05-07T09:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/81454\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:12:10","slug":"glasgow-first-bus-staff-secure-major-pay-rise-in-unite-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/81454\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow First Bus staff Secure major pay rise in Unite victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bumper pay deal has been secured for First Bus engineers across Greater Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>Unite, Scotland&#8217;s leading trade union, announced on Wednesday, May 7, that around 150 engineers who maintain and repair First Glasgow&#8217;s buses have secured a 13.3% pay increase.<\/p>\n<p>This will be backdated to April 2025, and has a cash value rise of nearly \u00a34700 for every engineer employed by First Glasgow&#8217;s operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25142976.tributes-pour-murdered-ex-football-starlet-fundraiser-raises-huge-amount?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tributes pour in for murdered ex-football starlet as fundraiser raises huge amount;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tributes pour in for murdered ex-football starlet as fundraiser raises huge amount<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The engineers are based in various bus depots across Greater Glasgow, including Blantyre, Caledonia, Dumbarton, Overtown, and Scotstoun.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said: &#8220;Unite\u2019s engineers at First Glasgow have secured another bumper pay deal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To deliver successive important wage increases is a fantastic result for our members.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unite does what it says on the tin: we deliver better jobs, pay and conditions for our members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25143116.glasgow-extreme-risk-wildfires-weekend-heatwave-hits?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Glasgow at &#039;extreme risk&#039; of wildfires this weekend as heatwave hits;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Glasgow at &#8216;extreme risk&#8217; of wildfires this weekend as heatwave hits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest pay deal means that Unite has lifted wages by over 30% or around \u00a39700 from 18 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2023, Unite delivered an incremental deal which increased the minimum wage level of engineers by 17.6% in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This had a cash value worth over \u00a35000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25143007.unique-cafe-beneath-iconic-glasgow-landmark-hits-market-eight-years?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Unique caf\u00e9 beneath iconic Glasgow landmark hits the market after eight years;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Unique caf\u00e9 beneath iconic Glasgow landmark hits the market after eight years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pat McIlvogue, Unite industrial officer, added: &#8220;First Glasgow engineers have won a great result which significantly lifts wages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased that this deal was successfully negotiated with the company because they also rightly recognised the skills and talents of the engineers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe the deal sets a benchmark for the industry and Unite is delighted to have delivered it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A bumper pay deal has been secured for First Bus engineers across Greater Glasgow. 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