Eurostar security staff have called off a strike that was due to start Thursday after receiving an improved offer which their union said would boost incomes by nearly 29% for the lowest-paid workers.
(Bloomberg) — Eurostar security staff have called off a strike that was due to start Thursday after receiving an improved offer which their union said would boost incomes by nearly 29% for the lowest-paid workers.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers said Mitie Group Plc also offered improved conditions on shift patterns and sick pay. It said that, on average, staff would get a 10% increase including back pay, with lower-paid workers benefiting the most.
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“These workers have fought hard for an improvement in the offer and succeeded,” said Mick Lynch, the RMT’s general secretary. A spokesperson for Mitie confirmed the 10% raise and said the company was pleased the strikes have been called off.
Eurostar services are still canceled on Dec. 26 as a result of a separate strike by RMT members working at Network Rail. The industrial action is also affecting some services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
(Updates with Mitie’s response in third paragraph.)
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