Staff at Port of Felixstowe to strike over pay

Unite members are rejecting a below inflation pay rise

Author: Alan Jones, PA Industrial CorrespondentPublished 28th Jul 2022

Workers at a Suffolk container port have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

Members of the Unite union at the Port of Felixstowe backed industrial action by 9-1.

The union said an offer of a 5% pay rise is an effective wage cut because of the soaring rate of inflation.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "This is an extremely wealthy company that can fully afford to give its workers a pay rise.

"Unite is focused on defending the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and we will be giving 100% support to our members at Felixstowe.

"Workers should not be paying the price for the pandemic with a pay cut.

"Unite has undertaken 360 disputes in a matter of months and we will do all in our power to defend workers."

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