Unite concerned in additional than 800 disputes over 20 months
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he scale of business unrest by staff throughout the nation has been revealed in new figures displaying that Unite has been concerned in over 800 separate disputes in 20 months.
More than 310,000 members of the union have taken some type of industrial motion in rows primarily about pay.
General secretary Sharon Graham stated round £350 million had been gained for union members because the begin of Unite’s drive to attain pay rises.
Companies are making an enormous quantity of revenue but staff face real-terms pay cuts, so I wish to make sure that we expose their means to pay
She has been on numerous picket traces over the previous yr, as Unite has been combining strikes with a forensic examine of the accounts of any firm concerned in a dispute.
“Companies are making a huge amount of profit yet workers face real-terms pay cuts, so I want to make sure we expose their ability to pay,” she advised the PA news company.
Ms Graham is bringing Unite officers from totally different sectors of the financial system collectively as a part of her technique, which has already led to double-digit pay rises in some non-public corporations.
“We are putting our foot on the accelerator,” she added.