Transport union RMT said today that it has secured a ground breaking Olympics pay deal on DLR worth £2,500 made up of a guaranteed attendance payment of £900 and guaranteed overtime payments for all staff throught the olympics and para-olympics period.
The agreement includes a £900 attendance bonus, paid at £100 per week over a 9-week period for all staff in every grade. In addition time +¾ for any hour worked on overtime throughout the 9-week period with a guaranteed minimum 5 hours per week, 45 hours over the 9 week period, for all staff in every grade.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said “This is a truly groundbreaking deal raising the bar in the industry and putting £2500 in our members pockets as a reward for the extra workload and pressure they will carry throughout the olympic and paralympics period.
He stated that the “deal also reflects the hard work of our negotiating team and shows yet again that the organising strategy of RMT delivers the best pay and conditions time and time again.”
Whilst effective trade unions getting the best deal for their members is not always the way to the public’s heart it is, after all, what a union is for and the RMT is proving to be very good at providing for its members. If only every employee had someone like Bob Crow look out for them.
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