Unite, the UK’s leading union, has won a pay uplift for patient liaison workers employed by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS).

Following successful negotiations between Unite and YAS, around 30 patient liaison assistants working in patient transport services will move up a pay band from Band 2 to Band 3.

As a result, the workers will see their pay uplifted by £456 a year, with a further uplift of £1,603 once they reach the top of Band 3.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Congratulations to Unite’s Yorkshire Ambulance Service reps, whose hard work secured this pay victory. As this result shows, Unite’s relentless focus on improving jobs, pay and conditions is putting money in our members’ pockets.”
 
Unite regional officer Chris Rawlinson said: “The pay uplift at Yorkshire Ambulance Service is another reminder of why those who want better wages and working lives should join Unite and get their colleagues to do the same.”

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Unite is the UK and Ireland’s leading union fighting to protect and advance jobs, pay and conditions for members working across all sectors of the economy. The general secretary is Sharon Graham