15/10/2026
Public sector workers from every grade were out on picket lines across the country yesterday, standing together and taking action for better pay. They’re showing what can be achieved when workers organise and stand up for themselves. They will win.
Unite is currently engaged in talks on behalf of members in the mechanical sector, including plumbers and fitters, to secure an increase in their legally enforceable minimum rates of pay. An increase below inflation will not be accepted. These workers will secure an increase, and their rates already far exceed those of motor mechanics.
Even the minimum wage is set to increase, yet mechanics’ wages remain stagnant. When inflation is taken into account, their wages are effectively falling year after year.
We’re visiting garages every day, speaking directly to mechanics. The message is clear: most agree that something needs to change. The problem is that too many are still standing alone. No one is giving motor mechanics a voice. Unite can.
The first step is to join the union. Together, we can organise, demand better pay and conditions, and win the recognition this skilled trade deserves.
Let’s organise. Let’s stand together. Let’s win! 💪
