AMBULANCE staff in Yorkshire have won a pay deal worth a staggering £2 million after their union GMB took an equal pay battle.

The deal involves a higher grading for the work of ambulance clinical supervisors and a pay increase backdated to 2017.

The workers fought a lengthy dispute with Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) before winning the deal which was reached after an independent arbiter evaluated the workers’ jobs.

GMB said: “Following a protracted and difficult dispute with the trust around the banding of clinical supervisors GMB has achieved the result our members have been fighting for.

“This means GMB members will receive a significant uplift and substantial back pay. This claim is worth an estimated £2m.

“Remuneration will now be calculated for those clinical supervisor members affected dating back to November 2017.”

GMB senior organiser Sue Wood said: “As a direct result of six years campaigning Yorkshire Ambulance Service have been forced to right this pay injustice.

“This staggering £2m win is a huge success for these dedicated NHS staff.

She said the victory was “testament to the continued work of the GMB reps and members.”

“This outcome demonstrates just how much can be achieved through worker power, GMB members standing together and fighting for what is right,” she said.

Battles over equal pay began when Labour introduced the first equal pay legislation in 1970. The legislation was updated in 2010.

Despite the legislation, research shows women are still being paid on average 10 per cent less than men in 2023.