Over 200 workers at a Lufthansa Tecknik factory in Hayes, London, are celebrating a pay victory after securing a five per cent increase from their employer.
 
The shop floor workers specialise in refurbishing landing-gear on passenger aircraft including the popular Airbus A380 “super-jumbo”.
 
The new pay deal negotiated by Unite ensures workers will receive an uplift of five per cent, which is above inflation, across all pay terms for the next year.
 
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite is the winning union and our members in aviation engineering for Lufthansa Technik fully deserve this above-inflation pay award. They are highly skilled and ensure the safety and maintenance of critical aerospace equipment. There is power in a union and our members should be congratulated for standing together to ensure they receive fair pay and conditions.”
 
Unite regional officer Joe McGowan added: “This deal is recognition and reward for our members who have made the Hayes plant a worldwide centre of excellence for landing gear overhaul.”

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Email: ryan.fletcher@unitetheunion.org
 
Unite is Britain and Ireland’s largest union with members working across all sectors of the economy. The general secretary is Sharon Graham.