Basic pay will be uplifted above Real Living Wage for 60 cleaners after union campaign

Unite has secured a pay deal for around 60 cleaners employed by ABM based at Glasgow Airport, the UK’s leading aviation trade union confirmed. 

The pay deal will raise basic pay to £12.10 per hour effective from April 2024 up from £11 per hour in the previous year, which represents a 10 per cent pay uplift. Night shift pay will also increase to £12.90 from £11.50 an hour which is the equivalent to a 12.2 per cent rise in the shift rate.  

The pay deal was overwhelmingly accepted by Unite members and represents a victory for the ABM cleaners in a long-running union campaign to have basic pay levels sustained above the real living wage level. Unite is set to launch a 'New Deal' for Scottish aviation workers ahead of the busy summer period which will focus on enhancing the jobs, pay and conditions of its members across all Scottish airports.  

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite has delivered another significant win at Glasgow Airport for our ABM members. This has ensured a double digit pay rise for two years running. Crucially it delivers a pay rate for our members above the real living wage. Unite does what it says on the tin, we win better jobs, pay and conditions for our members.” 

The ABM cleaners were at the forefront of ensuring that Glasgow Airport was fully compliant with the safety measures and procedures put in place at the beginning and throughout the Covid pandemic. 

Pat McIlvogue, Unite regional industrial officer, added: “The ABM pay offer was overwhelmingly accepted by our members at Glasgow Airport. We have worked hard to ensure that the cleaners get a decent pay award year in and year out. The 10 per cent pay rise will give our members a boost to their pay packets and represents another success story for Unite at Glasgow Airport." 

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