Port of Liverpool

Liverpool port dispute escalates, dockworkers to go on another two-week strike

Nearly 600 Liverpool port workers will take two more weeks of strike action over pay and jobs from 24 October to 7 November, according to the British trade union, Unite.

“Since the strikes at the docks began on 19 September, the workers have been subject to job threats despite plans to expand the port and untrue statements that they are being offered 10.2% by the company. The real offer is around 8.2%, a pay cut while the RPI inflation rate is at 12.3%,” said the union in a recent statement.

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https://container-news.com/liverpool-port-dispute-escalates-dockworkers-to-go-on-another-two-week-strike/

Ports under pressure as strikes over pay continue worldwide

Global maritime research consultancy Drewry reports that labour disputes and port workers’ strikes worldwide will continue to cause severe disruptions in container ports, several of which face heavy congestion challenges.

“Fast rising cost of living crisis to precipitate more labour disputes across developed markets as dock workers seek to make up for rampaging price inflation, heaping more disruption on congested ports,” said Eleanor Hadland, Drewry’s senior analyst of ports and terminals...

https://container-news.com/ports-under-pressure-as-strikes-over-pay-continue-worldwide/

Port of Liverpool workers set for further strikes as pay dispute remains

British trade union Unite is to begin a second wave of strike action at the Port of Liverpool from 11 October (today) to Monday 17 October.

The port operator Peel Ports said the union rejected an average increase of 10.2% in basic pay. Port of Liverpool management highlighted “the offer is 2% higher than the UK’s key measure of inflation (CPIH) of 8.2% at the time of pay anniversary negotiations in June, and 5% higher than the national average of 5.2%, as per ONS figures.”

On the contrary, in an...

https://container-news.com/port-of-liverpool-workers-set-for-further-strikes-as-pay-dispute-remains/

Port of Liverpool warn of job losses

The Port of Liverpool has announced its plans to restructure its containers division and will next week start a redundancy consultation process.

The major container port in the United Kingdom said the decision was “extremely regrettable but now unavoidable, given the economic backdrop”.

“The unitised cargo market is experiencing a significant decline in volume due to several factors which underpin the bleak outlook on the global economy; with rising interest rates, higher energy costs and...

https://container-news.com/port-of-liverpool-warn-of-job-losses/

Liverpool port strikes intensify as senior officials voted to join walkouts

Nearly 600 Liverpool port workers will take seven days of fresh strike action beginning on 11 October and ending on 17 October, according to the British trade union Unite.

As well as port operatives and engineers, who began two weeks of industrial action on 19 September, senior control room operators and control room operators have now voted to join the strikes.

In addition, the port’s dock masters, shift managers and vessel traffic services officers are also preparing to be balloted for strike...

https://container-news.com/liverpool-port-strikes-intensify-as-senior-officials-voted-to-join-walkouts/

Workers begin new round of strikes at Port of Felixstowe

Workers at the UK’s largest container port at Felixstowe have launched a new strike action today (27 September) due to an ongoing dispute over pay.

Over 1,900 members of the British trade union, Unite, began strike action at 07:00 (local time) on 27 September. The strike is expected to end on 5 October at 06:59 (local time).

This is the second walkout of Port of Felixstowe workers after the strike action at the end of August. Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company, owned by the port operator CK...

https://container-news.com/workers-begin-new-round-of-strikes-at-port-of-felixstowe/

Port of Liverpool workers to strike over pay

More than 500 port operatives at the Port of Liverpool in the United Kingdom will strike over an “inadequate” 7% pay offer, according to the British trade union Unite, which pointed out that in real terms this pay offer is a pay cut.

In a ballot with an 88% turnout, 99% voted for strike action. The dates of the strikes have not yet been announced.

Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham said, “What’s happening at MDHC is another example of why workers in this country have had enough. Once again, a...

https://container-news.com/port-of-liverpool-workers-to-strike-over-pay/

Port of Liverpool announces new container milestones

Peel Ports Group’s Port of Liverpool has announced a number of record-breaking achievements across its container terminals division.

Firstly, the UK port handled more containers than ever, totalling 89,400 TEU in March and surpassing the previous record of 81,750 TEU, set in October 2019.

In addition, the Liverpool2 (L2) container terminal successfully deployed five cranes simultaneously for the first time since the terminal opened in 2016, as it handled the MSC Hong Kong in a record of 4,516...

https://container-news.com/port-of-liverpool-announces-new-container-milestones/

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