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The sites in Halewood, Liverpool, Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham and Solihull have been saved
Thousands of jobs have been saved at a Jaguar Land Rover plant in the West Midlands, unions have claimed.
The company announced in September 2009 that one of its factories in Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham, or at Solihull would close within 10 years.
But workers in Castle Bromwich have now agreed a new pay deal although they have yet to vote on the deal.
About 2,000 are employed at Castle Bromwich. A further 5,000 work at the plant in Solihull.
Gerard Coyne, regional secretary of Unite, said: "It's an excellent deal and we are very pleased that this now secures the future for Castle Bromwich, but also a commitment to a three-site solution for JLR in the UK, which is great news."
He claimed the future of the Solihull plant was never in doubt because of its larger size and the fact it was the "ancestral home" of Land Rover.
"Far from a pay cut, it's a 5% pay increase for this year as part of a two-year deal with an RPI-plus agreement in the second year in terms of RPI plus half a percent or 3%, whichever is higher.
"So this is not a pay cut situation," said Mr Coyne.
He added that for new starters there would be new rates but the deal "secured the investment we've been looking for and potentially 4,500 jobs which are new jobs across the group," he added.
Mr Coyne said the firm was committed to a new model being produced in Castle Bromwich.
"The deal was secured very late yesterday evening, so it will be going through our shop stewards to the membership.
"I have to say that it's our anticipation that there won't be any difficulty with this as it is."
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The sites in Halewood, Liverpool, Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham and Solihull have been saved Thousands of jobs have been saved at a Jaguar Land Rover plant in the West Midlands, unions have claimed.
The company announced in September 2009 that one of its factories in Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham, or at Solihull would close within 10 years.
But workers in Castle Bromwich have now agreed a new pay deal although they have yet to vote on the deal.
About 2,000 are employed at Castle Bromwich. A further 5,000 work at the plant in Solihull.
Gerard Coyne, regional secretary of Unite, said: "It's an excellent deal and we are very pleased that this now secures the future for Castle Bromwich, but also a commitment to a three-site solution for JLR in the UK, which is great news."
He claimed the future of the Solihull plant was never in doubt because of its larger size and the fact it was the "ancestral home" of Land Rover.
"Far from a pay cut, it's a 5% pay increase for this year as part of a two-year deal with an RPI-plus agreement in the second year in terms of RPI plus half a percent or 3%, whichever is higher.
"So this is not a pay cut situation," said Mr Coyne.
He added that for new starters there would be new rates but the deal "secured the investment we've been looking for and potentially 4,500 jobs which are new jobs across the group," he added.
Mr Coyne said the firm was committed to a new model being produced in Castle Bromwich.
"The deal was secured very late yesterday evening, so it will be going through our shop stewards to the membership.
"I have to say that it's our anticipation that there won't be any difficulty with this as it is."
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.