UK Set to See 2 Overlapping Strikes at Container Ports
The U.K. ports of Liverpool and Felixstowe are preparing for consecutive dockworker strikes in the next few weeks following a pause after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Strike details will likely be announced next week after her funeral, Bloomberg…
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reported. The Port of Liverpool's previously announced a two-week strike will now start Sept. 20, following the rejection at a Sept. 12 meeting of a pay offer from Peel Ports, the port operator, and the funeral for the queen on Sept. 19. Dockworkers at the Port of Felixstowe rejected a pay proposal that would boost wages from the U.K. wing of CK Hutchison Holdings, setting up a walkout at Britain's busiest container port, Bloomberg said. The Felixstowe strike is set to run Sept. 27 to Oct. 5.