Unions reluctantly accept PTE pay offer

UNISON and other unions on the trade union side of the Passenger Transport Forum involved in the 2014 pay negotiations have accepted the employers’ 1% pay offer, following consultation with members.

UNISON national officer Alan Jackson commented: “Though no one was by any means happy with the offer, it was agreed that – in the circumstances – the only avenue available was to accept.

“This was with the condition that, should the settlement in local government be in excess of 1%, the trade union side would expect this to be reflected in the passenger transport executives.”

The award covers workers at Transport for Greater Manchester, CENTRO and West Yorkshire PTE.

The rise means that, from 1 April this year, the pay scales at the three PTEs will be:

Spinal Column Point	wef 1 April 2014
9	£13,282
10	£13,836
11	£14,390
12	£14,966
13	£15,566
14	£16,187
15	£16,836
16	£17,506
17	£18,209
18	£18,938
19	£19,692
20	£20,480
21	£21,301
22	£22,150
23	£23,041
24	£23,961
25	£24,918
26	£25,917
27	£26,951
28	£28,026
29	£29,154
30	£30,316
31	£31,530
32	£32,475
33	£33,449
34	£34,450
35	£35,487
36	£36,555
37	£37,649
38	£38,777
39	£39,942
40	£41,141
41	£42,374
42	£43,645
43	£44,954
44	£46,304
45	£47,695
46	£49,124
47	£50,602
48	£52,120
49	£53,676
50	£55,286