Unite paves further success for Highlands road workers

Unite the union can confirm that Inverness based Bear Scotland road workers who deliver services for major roads across the Scottish Highlands have secured a wage win. 

Unite secured a 5.5 per cent pay increase alongside a similar increase in standby payments for around 20 Bear Scotland workers.

The wage deal builds on the success of Unite successfully negotiating a historic union recognition agreement with Bear Scotland and a significant pay deal for the workers last October.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite’s members working for Bear Scotland based in Inverness have a secured good pay deal. This builds on the success of last year’s recognition agreement and it demonstrates how Unite delivers better jobs, pay and conditions.”

Unite industrial officer Marc Jackson said: “Unite secured inflation beating improvements to basic pay and allowances for the Bear Scotland road workers in a deal which was overwhelmingly backed by our members. The pay deal builds on the recent successes we have achieved for the Bear Scotland workers across the Highlands.“

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For media enquiries please contact Andrew Brady on 07810157922. Email andrew.brady@unitetheunion.org   Unite Scotland is the country’s biggest and most diverse trade union with around 150,000 members.