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Sharon Graham secured 43 pay deals worth more than £25m in her first 100 days in Unite's top job
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UNITE’S new leader Sharon Graham has secured 43 pay deals worth more than £25 million in her first 100 days in the job.

The deals have benefited around 12,000 predominantly low-paid workers and include big, above inflation wins.

Among them are the 11 per cent rise for Bexley refuse staff and up to 30 per cent for some lorry drivers.

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