Strikes by security officers at the Bank of England this week have been called off after workers accepted an improved pay offer.

The 40 Unite members involved in the dispute work for Amulet Security (Churchill Security Solutions) Limited, which took over the contract at the Bank from Mitie Security in February this year.

After months of being strung along, they were initially told they would be offered no pay rise, then workers received an offer of 3.8 per cent in year one and three per cent in year two which was rejected.

Workers were due to walk out on Monday (24 November) until Friday (28 November). However, strikes were cancelled when workers accepted an improved offer of four per cent backdated to 1 March 2025 and another four per cent from 1 March 2026. Workers have also been given an additional day of annual leave.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "This is an excellent win for our members at Amulet, who stood firm against their employer until they were given a fair deal.

"It shows the power of a union. Unite will always fight to improve pay for workers up and down the country."

As well as enhanced pay, Amulet has agreed to recognise Unite as the union for collective bargaining going forward.

Unite regional officer Keith Henderson said: "This is an excellent result for our members at Amulet, who now have a baked-in pay rise for next year too.

"Unite recognition is also a great win and we look forward to negotiating with the employer in future to ensure our members continue to receive improved pay and conditions."

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