Unite has secured an essential improvement for its members employed by Greenwich Leisure Limited following a day of industrial action on Tuesday 26 March.

Following a 24-hour walk out, bolstered by a packed picket line outside Woolwich Library, GLL conceded on the first of Unite's demands. The social enterprise has now agreed to increase sick pay by twenty per cent from April this year. This increment will apply to all GLL employees, including leisure workers across the United Kingdom.

This amendment to workplace conditions has been achieved as a direct result of Unite’s campaign work.

Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “While this is a welcome step in the right direction, Unite won’t stop here. Our members deserve better pay and conditions and GLL is in a position to improve its offers across the board.

“We will continue to stand with workers at Greenwich and Bromley library until all demands are met.”

While this victory is a positive win for Unite, the union is not finished yet. Outstanding disputes with GLL include a pay increase and better treatment for staff on zero hours contracts.

Unite regional officer, Mary Summers, concluded: “This win has been achieved through industrial action only, but we aren’t done yet. We must secure all the improvements that our members deserve, and our confident that together we will attain just that.”

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