Pay deal worth over £1,600 for over 400 Newhouse based workers

 
Unite can confirm today (Monday 3 August) that around 400 workers employed by Brake Brothers based in Newhouse, Motherwell, have secured a major pay increase.
 
The offer backed by the workforce, will see pay increases of up to 4.85 per cent on the basic hourly wage for warehouse, administrative, hygiene and distribution drivers which is worth an extra 70 pence an hour.
 
The deal includes for managers a smaller percentage increase but a one-off payment equivalent to the same overall rise for all workers of an extra £1,638 over the year. The pay package will be backdated to April.
 
The latest Brake Brothers pay victory builds on the success of last year’s deal which delivered increases of up to 9.8 per cent on the basic hourly wage. This means take home pay over two years has risen by over £3,000.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, said: “The Brake Brothers wage deal is a good pay win successfully negotiated for our members. It builds on the successes already made at the company. It’s a deal which was delivered after our members emphatically backed taking industrial action, if they needed to, in order to get the increase they deserved.” 
Unite members had returned an emphatic mandate in support of strike action by 94 per cent on 14 July which was not publicly released as negotiations over an enhanced pay offer progressed with Brake Brothers. 
Brake Brothers provides wholesale food distribution services from the Newhouse facility to the hospitality and retail sectors. A significant proportion of the company’s work comes from government based contracts to Scottish prisons, schools and social care homes. 
Unite industrial officer Andrew Brown said: “Unite is delighted to have significantly lifted the wages of hundreds of workers at Brake Brothers. The latest win for Unite at the company means that take home pay has risen by thousands of pounds over the last two years. It's a deal which got the overwhelming support of our members.”   
 
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Unite Scotland is the country’s biggest and most diverse trade union with around 150,000 members.