Port Of Liverpool Strike Dates Confirmed

Dock workers at the Port of Liverpool are now set to strike for two weeks from September 19th to October 3rd, as confirmed by the Unite trade union.

The upcoming strike follows a balot of the union’s Liverpool members which overwhelmingly resulted in a vote for industrial action over pay.

Unite are also the union that led workers out from Felixstowe port last month, another dispute over pay which remains ongoing and is expected to see further walk outs.

Liverpool port management state they have offered a well above average 8.3% increase, along with improvements to sick pay, pensions and shifts. Adding that wages at the port have grown by 42% in the past decade.

While the management are encouraging further talks, it seems likely that the walk out will still go ahead as planned, especially if the Felixstowe dispute is anything to go by.

Simarco are watching the situation closely and will continue to update with any major developments.