Pay: Hotel Strike Win

Three weeks of strike action by Unite members at Village Hotel in Govan, Glasgow has ended in a win for workers, with significant improvements to pay and conditions.

On 15 July, Unite members at Village Hotel in Govan voted 100 per cent for strike action on an 81 per cent turnout. The action was the first hotel strike in Britain since 1979.

Following the action and weeks of negotiations involving Village’s senior management and reps, the youngest workers won a pay rise of 10 per cent backdated to 1 April 2024, with some workers getting up to £3,000. Meanwhile, the employer will also give a £400 payment for workers aged over 21 who did not benefit from the equal pay uplift.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “These low-paid, young workers stood up to a wealthy company and have won a historic victory.

This win proves exactly why it pays to be a member of Unite. Our union will always deliver what we promise for our members – better and fairer jobs, pay and conditions.”

Village Hotels has also agreed to cover all tax and national insurance for the pay rises, putting money back in members’ pockets, and it will also replace unstable zero hours contracts with guaranteed minimum hour contracts.