Year 2 \u2013 5.2 per cent on basic pay effective from 1 April 2024. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nUnite and RMT members at LNER who have not been offered the same deal are unhappy with their pay in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis says a statement from Unite. Especially considering when they perform highly skilled roles that are safety critical for the railway industry. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: \u201cBy standing together in unity our members on the GWR contract have secured an improved pay increase but it is reprehensible that the same firm is dragging its feet for other workers at different depots doing the same job. \u201cThis nonsense needs to stop, especially considering Hitachi are rolling in cash and paying huge dividends to shareholders.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The stoppages affecting LNER began on Saturday 27 January<\/strong> and will take place at Craigentinny, Bounds Green & Doncaster maintenance depots across the East Coast mainline and will conclude on Thursday 1 February. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nUnite national officer John McGookin added: \u201cThe power of a union is plain to see as Unite has already secured an increase for the majority of our Hitachi members and will continue to take industrial action until all members are given the pay rise they deserve.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo credit: Unite<\/em><\/p>\n