Workers at the National Coal Mining Museum secure increases of up to 10.5%, according to Unison.
Workers at the National Coal Mining Museum have won pay rises after going on strike, a union has said.
Nearly 100 staff had secured increases of "up to 10.5%" during talks with the Wakefield museum's managers, according to Unison. The employees, including ex-miners who give tours of underground tunnels at the former Caphouse Colliery, walked out for five days last month.Staff at the museum who were members of Unison had accepted a pay rise of £1,650 plus a one-off cost of living payment of £350, according to the union.
But Unison said the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport had since confirmed the cap did not apply.during the strike, during which the museum was forced to close.
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