Strike Threat Helps Underpaid Rolls-Royce Factory Workers Secure 10% Pay Rise, One-off Bonus Of $2,430

Strike threat helps underpaid Rolls-Royce Motors factory workers secure 10% pay rise, and a one-off payment of $2,430.

About 1,200 workers hand-built the luxury brand’s Phantom, Ghost and Cullinan models at its factory in Goodwood, West Sussex.

Despite Rolls-Royce’s record sales, the workers had been underpaid and undervalued, according to their representatives, the Unite Union.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, owned by the German carmaker BMW Group, made €16.1 billion (£13.5bn) in the first half of 2022 alone.

About 1,200 workers at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars factory in Goodwood, West Sussex, will receive a 10% wage increase along with a one-off payment of £2,000 ($2,430), a bumper deal that will halt a planned strike action by the Union.

The pay deal, which translates into pay rises between 14.8% and 17.6% over one year for the grades of staff, follows an intensive negotiations and a campaign that included a 98% vote in favour of industrial action.

These workers hand-built the luxury brand’s Phantom 8, Wraith, Dawn, Ghost and Cullinan models, and despite the company’s record sales, the workers had been underpaid and undervalued, according to their representatives, the Unite Union.

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Sharon Graham, Unite’s general secretary, said :

“This is a top notch pay deal for the Rolls Royce workforce. Rolls Royce Motor Cars are famous and iconic because of the workers’ craft and expertise. For years the workers had been underpaid and undervalued but that’s changing. The union has won the best pay deal since the site opened.”

“This is a testament to the organising efforts of the Unite reps at Goodwood. It’s also proof that our union’s laser sighted focus on jobs, pay and conditions is winning for workers.”

Unite regional coordinating officer Scott Kemp said :

“Despite everything thrown at them, members showed the resolve needed to win this historic deal. For years workers at Goodwood have made the world’s most expensive cars while being paid the worst in the premium end of the industry. Goodwood is the so-called House of Luxury and its high time workers had their well-earned share of that reflected in their pay and conditions.”

Rolls-Royce, which is owned by the German carmaker BMW, and made €16.1 billion (£13.5bn) in the first half of 2022 alone, said:

“In the course of our normal pay negotiations process, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was pleased that Unite the union supported and recommended a positive pay deal. Negotiations were cordial and constructive throughout.”

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