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07/08/2014
EDF Energy Employees Reach Pay Settlement
The pay settlement for nearly 500 workers at EDF Energy, achieved after three days of strike action, has been hailed as "a great victory" by Unite the union.
As well as the strikes, the workers, who install meters and deal with alleged electricity theft, in the London, south eastern, south west and eastern regions also staged selective industrial action in the three-pronged dispute.
Unite regional officer Onay Kasab said: "This is a great victory for Unite members at EDF Energy. The improved offer is the result of our members standing together and taking strike action and threatening more action, if an improved offer was not delivered.
"The company will now know that we are serious when we say that Unite will take action. They need to heed the warning and make our members a decent offer for 2014.
"The campaign gained much public sympathy as we captured the fact that this company makes inflation-busting energy price hikes, while refusing to keep wages up with inflation."
(CD/MH)
As well as the strikes, the workers, who install meters and deal with alleged electricity theft, in the London, south eastern, south west and eastern regions also staged selective industrial action in the three-pronged dispute.
Unite regional officer Onay Kasab said: "This is a great victory for Unite members at EDF Energy. The improved offer is the result of our members standing together and taking strike action and threatening more action, if an improved offer was not delivered.
"The company will now know that we are serious when we say that Unite will take action. They need to heed the warning and make our members a decent offer for 2014.
"The campaign gained much public sympathy as we captured the fact that this company makes inflation-busting energy price hikes, while refusing to keep wages up with inflation."
(CD/MH)
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