Felixstowe Ready To Strike After Union Negotiations Breakdown

Felixstowe Ready To Strike After Union Negotiations Breakdown

Workers at the UK’s biggest container port are poised to strike for 8 days from Sunday 21^st to Monday 29^th August.

This follows protracted talks with Unite, aimed to avert the strike. In total 1900 port workers are set to strike after rejecting the latest round of negotiations.

A spokesman for the port authority said: “We are disappointed and regret that, despite our best efforts, we have still been unable to reach an agreement with the hourly branch of Unite.

“During talks yesterday the port further improved its position, offering a £500 lump sum in addition to 7%.

Felixstowe is the UKs largest deep-water port, with almost half of all UK container traffic transiting through the port.

Any strike could have not only on have serious implications to UK supply-chain but also to economy.

Unite’s door is still open to negotiation, however  strike action will go ahead unless the company tables an offer its members can accept.

Martin Fryer

Martin Fryer is Managing Director of a specialist haulage company as well as a qualified transport manager with experience across multiple different industries. He holds a BA (Hons) in Logistics and is a chartered member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport.

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