Unite has responded to a call by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) for an investigation by parliament into the congestion at Britain’s ports, to warn that…Read more…
‘Perfect storm’ facing UK ports
Unite is urging the government to end the uncertainty over securing a post-Brexit trade deal in order to help resolve the congestion being experienced at the UK’s ports. The union, which represents…Read more…
Chaos looms as drivers slam govt over ports paperwork Brexit shambles
Angry lorry drivers have accused government minister Michael Gove, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster of ‘blame shifting’ as he tells them to prepare paperwork for ports post-Brexit – an impossible…Read more…
‘Failing’ Grayling port appointment ‘insult’ to Unite members
Chris Grayling’s £100,000 part time Felixstowe port job ‘slap in the face’ to staff shouldering pay reductions.
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Decent basic rights call
Angry dock workers at Liverpool’s Seaforth container terminal working for Peel Ports have had enough and pictured today (January 13) are Unite members protesting over the atrocious poor conditions…Read more…
‘Draconian approach’
Port workers at the Port of Grangemouth kicked off a two-week strike today (March 15) after their employer Forth Ports imposed changes to shift work without consultation. These changes will…Read more…