Successful Campaigns

We have some fantastic news. On Monday, South Yorkshire Fire Authority voted against cutting the number of firefighters riding a fire engine from five to four. Together, we've saved 84 firefighter jobs and helped to keep South Yorkshire residents safe. We couldn't have done it without your support.

Campaign success! After 3 months of strike action and tireless campaigning, the workers have voted to accept an inflation beating pay rise which works out at 10.74% based on a median wage or £3,125 in cash terms. Plus, the total financial gain includes a one-off payment of £700 for most workers. Isn't it time you joined a union?

After 2 days of strike action, our members voted to accept an improved offer which provides an additional £5.7m in payments to our lowest paid workers. Oxfam has also committed to work with Unite to introduce a pay progression system and also explore new pay principles (including pay bands) to protect real incomes, and develop new evidence-based benchmarks for minimum wages that ensure all Oxfam GB employees receive a decent income for the hours that they work and are not experiencing in-work poverty. Thank you so much for supporting us in our fight for fair pay!

Thank you for your support. Delighted to confirm that the workers have won a 9.5% pay increase after taking their first strike action ever! Your support has been a tremendous boost to the campaign and the workers moral through this dispute. We even printed the petition on a giant A1 board that we held up during the strike days to show how many people were supporting the campaign and the workers.