Thomas Cook crew get ‘winter warmer’ pay deal
Unite has negotiated a two-year inflation-linked pay deal for over 2,000 Thomas Cook cabin crew.
Following months of ‘constructive negotiations’, the airline’s management has agreed an annual increase of 3.2% or around £500 a year in basic pay for a typical crew member earning £16,107, back dated to April 2017.
Crew will get the extra in their December pay packets in time for Christmas.
They will then get another pay increase in April 2018 in line with the February 2018 retail price index.
Cabin crew working for Thomas Cook Airlines have overwhelmingly voted to accept the two-year deal.
Unite regional officer Mike Gaskell said: "This pay deal is a ‘winter warmer’ which keeps up with inflation and recognises the hard work cabin crew do, day in, day out.
"It’s also good news that workers will receive hundreds of pounds in back pay in time for the festive season. At a time when inflation is on the rise and the economy is challenging, it pays to have a union negotiating pay."
A ‘typical’ cabin crew member earning £16,107 a year will get a 3.2% increase on their basic pay, and allowances which make makes up a significant proportion of their overall take-home pay.
Workers will then get an increase in April 2018 based on February’s 2018 RPI.
A deal with unions wasn’t so easily reached with Thomas Cook pilots, who resorted to strike action earlier this year.
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