Parking enforcement in Reading has been outsourced by the Borough Council to Modaxo Trellint.
Employees have been in a dispute with the company, which led to six weeks of strike action.
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However, following negotiations by Unite, the workers have secured a three-year pay deal from their employer.
The initial increase in year one is nearly 12 per cent, with pay then being matched with inflation in the second and third years of the deal.
Workers had previously received the legal minimum pay despite working and living in one of the most expensive areas of the country.
During the six weeks of strike action, Reading Borough Council allegedly lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in unenforced parking revenue and fines.
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Celebrating news of the deal, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This is a great win for our members and shows that Unite is the winning union which continues to put money in the pockets of our members.
“Congratulations to workers in Reading on their pay award.”
Unite regional officer Richard White added: “These workers are to be commended.
“They took six weeks of strike action to get their employer Modaxo to come back to the negotiating table with an improved offer and stood firm in their resolve.
“Unite will always back our members in their disputes and this is a great pay win.”
Reading Borough Council and Modaxo Trellint have been contacted for a response.
A council spokesperson said: “Salary arrangements and pay negotiations have been a matter between Trellint and its employees and have not involved the council.
“However, the Council is pleased that both sides have reached agreement on a pay deal.”
Previously, a council spokesperson said that it had ‘no plans’ to bring parking enforcement back in-house.
The council did not answer questions about how much money the council had lost during the strike, or why it prefers to outsource parking enforcement.
