Liverpool Port Strike Action Now Resolved

Dock workers at the Port of Liverpool have resolved their pay dispute with the port’s management, leading to the previously scheduled strike being cancelled.

600 Unite union workers were due to hold their fourth walk out today (14th November), but an increased pay offer from the port has brought an apparent end to the dispute, with the union and its members voting overwhelmingly to accept it.

The dispute had turned bitter, with both parties blaming each other for the breakdown in negotiations. Despite this, Peel Ports are believed to have gone back to the table with a revised offer that included a pay increase of between 14 and 18%.

Liverpool remains one of the busiest container ports in the UK. Therefore, news of an end to the disruption caused by the strikes will be well received by supply chain businesses, importers and exporters.

The Unite Union also represented the dock workers at Felixstowe who staged two week-long strikes in August and September. While that dispute seemed to be unresolved, the port went ahead and implemented an increase that had not been agreed and no further industrial action has followed.