DOCK workers in Glasgow are to benefit from a deal which will ‘deliver better pay, bonuses, and holiday entitlement’, a union has said.

Around 100 Clydeport dock workers based at the King George V Dock in Govan and at Greenock Ocean Terminal are said to have secured an overall pay package worth approximately 9.3 per cent.

Unite said it comes after members “overwhelmingly” backed the wage offer.

Pat McIlvogue, Unite industrial officer, said: “Clydeport workers will benefit from a deal which will deliver better pay, bonuses and holiday entitlement.

“It’s a welcome recognition for the skilled work of dock workers on the Clyde.” 

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It is understood that the accepted offer covers crane and terminal operators and pilots who move vessels around the River Clyde along with engineers, estuary, and vessel deckhands.

The offer amounts to a three per cent basic pay rise, two days extra holidays, bonuses worth up to £1000 if absence and profit targets are reached along with a 50 pence an hour rise for crane operators.

Clydeport cranes and workshops are owned by the Peel Port Group.

The workers handle and move containers, forest products, agribulk, project and bulk cargo from vessels onto land for onward distribution to destination markets across Scotland.

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Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, hailed the offer as an “important win”.

She said: “Unite has successfully negotiated a good pay package for our Clydeport members on the Clyde.

“It’s another important win and demonstrates how Unite is delivering better jobs, pay and conditions for dock workers across Scotland.”  

A spokesperson for Peel Ports Clydeport said: “We are pleased to have worked successfully with union representatives to agree this well-deserved pay rise for our valued staff at King George V dock and Greenock Ocean Terminal.”